Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rice ball

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
rice ball
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Chinese, Japanese and Korean snack food made from white rice formed into a triangular or oval shape, usually with a filling.

noun

An arancino.

noun

A tangyuan.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

rice balls (plural)

Synonyms

onigiri omusubi Japanese rice ball Italian rice ball

Questions

What does rice ball mean?
A Chinese, Japanese and Korean snack food made from white rice formed into a triangular or oval shape, usually with a filling.

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