n. Rolled sushi that typically consists of vinegar-flavored rice and cooked or raw fish, wrapped in a sheet of nori, and usually cut into bite-size pieces. [Short for Japanese makizushi : maki-, combining form of maku, to roll up (from Old Japanese) + -zushi, combining form of sushi, sushi; see SUSHI.] |
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