Where does “nigiri” come from?

nigiri (English) comes from Japanese 握り — grasping, gripping, seizing; handle, grip;...

nigiri (English): Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish on top of a...

Definitions

  1. Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish on top of a...

Ancestry of “nigiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese握りgrasping, gripping, seizing; handle, grip;...
Every word from Japanese 握り
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