Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hangiri

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hangiri
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A round, flat-bottomed wooden tub or barrel used to hold rice while it is dressed and cooled for sushi.

Etymology

From Japanese 半切 (hangiri), 飯切.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 半切

Questions

What does hangiri mean?: A round, flat-bottomed wooden tub or barrel used to hold rice while it is dressed and cooled for sushi.
Where does hangiri come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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