How do you make a triangle-shaped onigiri? No matter how many times I try I can only make round onigiri.
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Onigiri
//ˌoʊ.nɪˈɡɪɹ.i//
Synonyms for "onigiri" (6 found)
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Translations
30 translations across 28 languages.
Amharic
1 entries- ኦኒጊሪ noun (Japanese rice ball)
Arabic
1 entries- أُونِيجِيرِي noun (Japanese rice ball)
Armenian
1 entries- ոնիգիրի noun (Japanese rice ball)
Bengali
1 entries- ওনিগিরি noun (Japanese rice ball)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 飯糰 /饭团 noun (Japanese rice ball)
Finnish
1 entries- onigiri noun (Japanese rice ball)
German
1 entries- Onigiri noun (Japanese rice ball)
Greek
1 entries- ονιγκίρι noun (Japanese rice ball)
Gujarati
1 entries- ઓનિગિરી noun (Japanese rice ball)
Hindi
1 entries- ओनिगिरी noun (Japanese rice ball)
Italian
1 entries- onigiri noun (Japanese rice ball)
Japanese
1 entries- お握り noun (Japanese rice ball)
Kannada
1 entries- ಒನಿಗಿರೀ noun (Japanese rice ball)
Korean
2 entries- 삼각김밥 noun (Japanese rice ball)
- 오니기리 noun (Japanese rice ball)
Lao
1 entries- ໂອນິງິຣິ noun (Japanese rice ball)
Lü
1 entries- ᦷᦀᦓᦲᦇᦲᦣᦲ noun (Japanese rice ball)
Malay
2 entries- nasi kepal noun (Japanese rice ball)
- onigiri noun (Japanese rice ball)
Polish
1 entries- onigiri noun (Japanese rice ball)
Portuguese
1 entries- oniguiri noun (Japanese rice ball)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਓਨਿਗਿਰੀ noun (Japanese rice ball)
Russian
1 entries- ониги́ри noun (Japanese rice ball)
Sinhalese
1 entries- ඔනිගිරි noun (Japanese rice ball)
Tagalog
1 entries- onigiri noun (Japanese rice ball)
Tamil
1 entries- ஒநிகிரி noun (Japanese rice ball)
Telugu
1 entries- ఒనిగిరీ noun (Japanese rice ball)
Thai
1 entries- โอนิงิริ noun (Japanese rice ball)
Turkish
1 entries- onigiri noun (Japanese rice ball)
Ukrainian
1 entries- оніґірі noun (Japanese rice ball)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
"Melvin, what I miss about living in Japan is the food!" "Like what, Rod?" "Like the 'onigiri' and 'bento boxes' and 'matcha cakes' from ordinary markets."
Source: tatoeba (9481375)
The way my husband likes onigiri is extremely unusual. You first mix rice with one bag of unflavoured katsuobushi, then you grab some salt with your hands and squeeze it to shape.
Source: tatoeba (10049321)
I've been having tuna and mayo onigiri recently.
Source: tatoeba (10122702)
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