food cooked by boiling or stewing
Kantō dialect term for boiled or stewed food, often served in a bowl. Not standard Japanese; in standard Japanese, 煮物 (にもの) is more common.
The boiled food my grandma made is full of vegetables and delicious.
Standard kanji spelling for this Kantō dialect term.
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but attested.
From 椀 (わん, 'bowl') + 盛り (もり, 'serving'), literally 'bowl serving'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely originated as a regional term for food served in a bowl.