Meaning & use
Maki
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A type of sushi in which rice and fillings are rolled in a sheet of seaweed.
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We ordered a plate of salmon maki and a bowl of miso soup.
The chef sliced the maki roll into eight neat pieces.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Japanese, where 'maki' literally means 'roll' or 'to roll.'
Words with a similar meaning
sushi rollmakizushi
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