Noun: maki
| Singular | maki |
| Plural | maki; makis |
Sample Sentences
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Tightly rolled makis are designed to appeal to the eye--the negi hamachi maki, for instance, is bursting with perfectly centered yellowtail and scallions. [2001 March 2, Laura Levy Shatkin, “What's New”, in Chicago Reader:]
Nouns inflected like maki
seiyuu,
sensei,
senryu,
whaanau,
xianbing,
samlor,
salumi,
salmon,
sika deer,
shrimp,
shumai,
eastern moa,
Guarani-Kaiowá,
northern shrimp,
izakaya,
pūkeko,
autopaizuri,
yukata,
yueqin,
panzerotti, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From French maki, from Malagasy maky. See: French Nouns '
maki'.