nigiri

Borrowed 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).

nigiri (uncountable)

1. Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.

From Japanese 握り (nigiri).

• IPA^(key): /ˈniɡiri/, [ˈniɡiri]
• Rhymes: -iɡiri
• Syllabification^(key): ni‧gi‧ri

nigiri

1. nigiri

• “nigiri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

nigiri

1. Rōmaji transcription of にぎり

• niguiri (adapted)

Borrowed 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).

nigiri m (plural nigiris)

1. (cooking) nigiri (Japanese dish consisting of a sweet, vinegary, boiled rice ball topped with a piece of raw fish or seafood)

• IPA^(key): /niˈɡiɾi/ [niˈɣ̞i.ɾi]
• Rhymes: -iɾi

nigiri m (plural nigiris)

1. nigiri
   • 2015 July 24, “Abierto en vacaciones”, in El País‎:

     Aunque lo mejor es dejarse llevar por sus recomendaciones, probar sus nigiris y sus callos thai es casi obligatorio.

     Although it is best to go with their recommendations, trying their nigiris and Thai tripe is almost mandatory.