Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

makizushi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mak-izushi
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 巻き寿司 (makizushi, literally “rolled sushi”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 巻き寿司

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

maki

Questions

What does makizushi mean?: Rolled sushi.
Where does makizushi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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