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hosomaki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ho-so-ma-ki
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of sushi that comes in small cylindrical pieces with nori seaweed on the outside and usually only one filling.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 細巻 (hosomaki, literally “slender roll”).

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Questions

What does hosomaki mean?
A form of sushi that comes in small cylindrical pieces with nori seaweed on the outside and usually only one filling.
Where does hosomaki come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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