nigiri
Portuguese, noun
nigiri is spelled N-I-G-I-R-I (6 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written Portuguese, the 187,594th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nigiri is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “nigiri (Japanese dish consisting of a sweet, vinegary, boiled rice ball topped with a piece of raw fish or seafood)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does nigiri mean in English?
noun
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masculinenigiri (Japanese dish consisting of a sweet, vinegary, boiled rice ball topped with a piece of raw fish or seafood)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of nigiri
- nigiris plural
- niguiri alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is nigiri in Portuguese?
nigiri appears about once in every 44 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).