nigiri

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 握り (nigiri, “grasping, gripping”, short for 握り寿司 nigirizushi, literally “gripped sushi” from the way the sushi rice is molded in the hand). === Noun === nigiri (uncountable) Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice. ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Japanese 握り (nigiri). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniɡiri/, [ˈniɡiri] Rhymes: -iɡiri Syllabification(key): ni‧gi‧ri Hyphenation(key): ni‧gi‧ri === Noun === nigiri nigiri ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “nigiri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == Japanese == === Romanization === nigiri Rōmaji transcription of にぎり == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === niguiri (adapted) === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 握り (nigiri, “grasping, gripping”, short for 握り寿司 nigirizushi, literally “gripped sushi” from the way the sushi rice is molded in the hand). === Noun === nigiri m (plural nigiris) (cooking) nigiri (Japanese dish consisting of a sweet, vinegary, boiled rice ball topped with a piece of raw fish or seafood) === Further reading === “nigiri”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /niˈɡiɾi/ [niˈɣ̞i.ɾi] Rhymes: -iɾi === Noun === nigiri m (plural nigiris) nigiri == Swedish == === Noun === nigiri c nigiri ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== sushi