rumaki

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ru·ma·ki

 (rə-mä′kē)
n. pl. ru·ma·kis
An appetizer consisting of a marinated piece of chicken liver and a water chestnut wrapped in a slice of bacon and grilled or broiled.

[Perhaps short for Japanese harumaki, spring roll (haru, spring + maki, roll, verbal noun of maku, to roll), translation of Chinese (Mandarin) chūn juǎn ; see spring roll.]
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rumaki

(rəˈmækɪ)
n
(Cookery) a dish of chicken liver and sliced water chestnuts wrapped in bacon
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