nigiri
нигири, нигиризуси
Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white riceRegular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.
ниги́риnigíri, нигиризу́сиnigirizúsi
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a regular sushi — see also sushi:
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 握り (nigiri, “grasping, gripping”, short for 握り寿司 nigirizushi, literBorrowed from Japanese 握り (nigiri, “grasping, gripping”, short for 握り寿司 nigirizushi, literally “gripped sushi” from the way the sushi rice is molded in the hand).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable