"maki" meaning in English

See maki in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑːki/ [UK], /ˈmaː.kɪ/ [Philippines] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-maki.wav Forms: maki [plural]
Etymology: From French maki, from Malagasy maky. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|maki}} French maki, {{der|en|mg|maky}} Malagasy maky Head templates: {{en-noun|maki}} maki (plural maki)
  1. A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta). Categories (lifeform): Prosimians
    Sense id: en-maki-en-noun-fain4rRu Disambiguation of Prosimians: 69 13 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 21 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 20 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 21 entries: 15 5 7 13 4 2 1 1 16 5 4 1 0 5 1 0 1 2 1 1 4 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 5 6 14 5 1 1 1 17 6 5 1 0 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 8 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑːki/ [UK], /ˈmaː.kɪ/ [Philippines] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-maki.wav Forms: makis [plural], maki [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 巻(ま)き (maki), stem or continuative form of 巻(ま)く (maku, “to roll”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|巻き|まき}} 巻(ま)き (maki), {{ja-r|巻く|まく|t=to roll}} 巻(ま)く (maku, “to roll”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s|maki}} maki (usually uncountable, plural makis or maki)
  1. makizushi, a form of sushi that is rolled. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (place): Sushi, Sushi Related terms: maki-e (english: probably etymologically unrelated, although it does come from Japanese, like the sushi term...)
    Sense id: en-maki-en-noun-1omPGH1~ Disambiguation of Sushi: 24 43 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑːki/ [UK], /ˈmaː.kɪ/ [Philippines] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-maki.wav
Etymology: From Hokkien 肉羹 (mah-kiⁿ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|肉羹|tr=mah-kiⁿ}} Hokkien 肉羹 (mah-kiⁿ) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} maki (uncountable)
  1. (Philippines) Chinese Filipino thick soup of pork tenderloin, without noodles Tags: Philippines, uncountable Categories (topical): Foods, Soups Synonyms: pork maki Related terms: maki mi, pork maki mi
    Sense id: en-maki-en-noun-lhSWQO4- Disambiguation of Foods: 31 30 39 Disambiguation of Soups: 29 31 40 Categories (other): Philippine English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-maki.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/78/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-maki.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-maki.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/78/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-maki.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-maki.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maki"
}

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