Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A lemur.
- n. A form of sushi that is rolled.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A lemur. See lemur.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A true lemur or macaco, such as the ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta. Dwarf makis are species of the genus Chirogaleus. See cut under Chirogaleus.
Etymologies
Examples
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Your last name, Hill, is a translation of the Finnish word "maki," which enters the novel as Annie's surname.
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I was just getting up from a lie-down and thinking, "Well, I failed my nap roll," and it hit me: hockey maki is really good, but what we need is gamer maki.
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So, the “Philly Roll” really should be a “New York Roll” and whatever this nice looking maki is should be called something else.
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He eventually gave her some in maki form, which she patted carefully, deconstructed, and ate ... except for the tuna, which was very neatly denuded of all grains of rice.) 4.
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A selection of nigiri sushi, maki rolls, pork belly, duck sausage, farm greens with ginger dressing and other Japanese specialties are offered for lunch or dinner through Monday.
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She knows how Olympia works after years of leading Washington Public Campaigns: negotiating with state legislators, public campaign advocates and policy wonks, of researching money-in-politics issues, and representing the district at the party at the state party level. maki
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A further element of kintsugi is maki-e, the gradual accumulation of surface effects impressed, as it were, upon the dozens of thin coats of lacquer resin (although I think they are built up by means of the brush), for example a vibrant network of minuscule leaves and flowers.
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The fancier kinds of sushi, even the tekka maki tuna at the center of a tight roll but especially all the nigiri zushi with sashimi perched atop an elongated ball of sushi rice, was for special family dinners at expensive restaurants.
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Why not go with a trio of commonly ordered items such as salmon nigiri, tuna maki and tamago?
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madmouth commented on the word maki
what is commonly called a 'sushi roll'
May 11, 2009