makimono
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 巻物 (makimono, literally “rolled thing”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
makimono (plural makimonos or makimono)
- A type of Japanese hand scroll which unrolls horizontally, or laterally on a flat surface.
- Rolled sushi; makizushi.
Related terms edit
- kakemono: scroll which unrolls vertically, intended to be hung up against a wall as part of the interior decoration of a room.
French edit
Noun edit
makimono m (plural makimonos)
Further reading edit
- “makimono”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
makimono