Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uramaki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ura-ma-ki
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of cylindrical sushi with two or more fillings, and (unlike makimono) having the rice on the outside and the nori inside.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 裏巻 (literally “inside-out roll”).

Usage

Questions

What does uramaki mean?: A form of cylindrical sushi with two or more fillings, and (unlike makimono) having the rice on the outside and the nori inside.
Where does uramaki come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 裏巻 (literally “inside-out roll”).

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