Where does “uramaki” come from?

uramaki (English) comes from Japanese 裏巻, from Japanese 裏, from Japanese 裏切り, from Japanese 切る — to cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...

uramaki (English): A form of cylindrical sushi with two or more...

Definitions

  1. A form of cylindrical sushi with two or more...

Ancestry of “uramaki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese裏巻the portion of the back of a scroll that is visible when the scroll is rolled up
2Japaneseback; behind; other side; inside; reverse side of...
3Japanese裏切りtreachery, betrayal
4Japanese切るto cut, to slice, to carve; cut down, fell, chop...
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