Meaning
Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.
Etymology
Origin: Japanese
Borrowed from Japanese 握り (nigiri, “grasping, gripping”, short for 握り寿司 nigirizushi, literally “gripped sushi” from the way the sushi rice is molded in the hand).
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 10 recorded puzzles: