Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

makisu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mak-isu
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bamboo mat used in preparing rolled sushi and other Japanese foods.

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 巻き簾 (makisu).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 巻き簾

Questions

What does makisu mean?: A bamboo mat used in preparing rolled sushi and other Japanese foods.
Where does makisu come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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