maki.
A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).
Meaning & usage
A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).
Where this word comes from
From French maki, from Malagasy maky.
makizushi, a form of sushi that is rolled.
Where this word comes from
From Japanese 巻(ま)き (maki), stem or continuative form of 巻(ま)く (maku, “to roll”).
Chinese Filipino thick soup of pork tenderloin, without noodles
Where this word comes from
From Hokkien 肉羹 (mah-kiⁿ).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.