Meaning of onigiri | Babel Free
ˌoʊ.nɪˈɡɪɹ.iDefinitions
A Japanese food made by putting ingredients into white rice, wrapping the outside with laver, and shaping it into a triangle.
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Examples
“The sprawling multipage menu offers cleanly executed dishes meant to accompany the sake, including standards like boiled edamame, and the filling rice balls called onigiri that you would expect at any izakaya, or Japanese pub.”
“He cooks his breakfast of rice and misoshiru and packs onigiri rice balls for his lunch.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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