onigiri
[ oh-ni-geer-ee ]
/ ˌoʊ nɪˈgɪər i /
noun Japanese Cooking.
cold boiled rice, formed into a palm-sized ball and stuffed with fish or pickled fruit, then shaped, usually into a triangle, and wrapped or decorated with dried seaweed.
See also
sushi.
Origin of onigiri
First recorded in 2000–05; from Japanese
o- (honorific prefix); see origin at
nigiri
Words nearby onigiri
ongaonga,
ongoing,
ongoings,
oni,
onie,
onigiri,
oniomania,
onion,
onion dome,
onion fly,
onion rings