"onigiri" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌoʊ.nɪˈɡɪɹ.i/ [US] Forms: onigiris [plural], onigiri [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese お握り (onigiri). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ja|お握り|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=onigiri|ts=}} Japanese お握り (onigiri), {{bor+|en|ja|お握り|tr=onigiri}} Borrowed from Japanese お握り (onigiri) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|onigiri}} onigiri (plural onigiris or onigiri)
  1. A Japanese rice ball. Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: omusubi, Japanese rice ball Translations (Japanese rice ball): ኦኒጊሪ (ʾonigiri) (Amharic), أُونِيجِيرِي (ʔūnījīrī) (Arabic), ոնիգիրի (onigiri) (Armenian), ওনিগিরি (ōnigiri) (Bengali), 飯糰 (Chinese Mandarin), 饭团 (fàntuán) (Chinese Mandarin), onigiri (Finnish), Onigiri [neuter] (German), ονιγκίρι (onigkíri) (Greek), ઓનિગિરી (onigirī) (Gujarati), ओनिगिरी (onigirī) (Hindi), onigiri [masculine] (Italian), お握り (onigiri) (alt: おにぎり) (Japanese), ಒನಿಗಿರೀ (onigirī) (Kannada), 주먹밥 (jumeokbap) (Korean), 삼각김밥 (samgakgimbap) (Korean), ໂອນິງິຣິ (ʼō ni ngi ri) (Lao), ᦷᦀᦓᦲᦇᦲᦣᦲ (˙ʼoniingiihii) (), onigiri [neuter] (Polish), oniguiri [masculine] (Portuguese), ਓਨਿਗਿਰੀ (onigirī) (Punjabi), ониги́ри (onigíri) [masculine] (Russian), ඔනිගිරි (onigiri) (Sinhalese), onigiri (Tagalog), ஒநிகிரி (onikiri) (Tamil), ఒనిగిరీ (onigirī) (Telugu), โอนิงิริ (oo-ní-ngí-rí) (Thai), оніґірі (onigiri) (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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