rumaki

noun

ru·​ma·​ki

variants or less commonly ramaki

rəˈmäkē

plural -s

: a cooked appetizer consisting of pieces of usually marinated chicken liver wrapped together with sliced water chestnuts in bacon slices

Word History

Etymology

perhaps modification of Japanese harumaki, translation of Chinese ch'un¹ chuan⁴ spring roll

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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