noun
futomaki; thick sushi roll
A type of makizushi with a thick diameter, typically containing multiple fillings. Contrasts with 細巻き (thin roll).
節分には太巻きを丸かぶりする習慣がある。
There is a custom of eating a whole futomaki without cutting it on Setsubun.
noun
thick roll; something rolled thickly
General noun for anything rolled into a thick cylinder, such as a cigar or a rolled-up poster. Less common than the sushi sense.
See also: 細巻き (ほそまき)
彼は太巻きの葉巻をくわえていた。
He had a thick cigar in his mouth.
細巻き is a thin sushi roll, usually with a single filling, while 太巻き is thick with multiple fillings.
Compound of 太 (thick) and 巻き (rolling), from the verb 巻く (to roll).