sushi

See also: Sushi, sùshí, and sūshi

English

Different types of sushi ready to be eaten.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司 (sushi, “sushi (sour rice)”), ultimately from archaic conjugation 酸し (sushi, “sour, vinegared”) of modern adjective 酸い (sui, “sour, vinegared”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: so͝osh'i, IPA(key): /ˈsʊʃi/
  • enPR: so͞osh'i, IPA(key): /ˈsuːʃi/

Noun

sushi (usually uncountable, plural sushis)

  1. A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or meat.
    For the vegetarians, she served cucumber sushi.
  2. (proscribed) Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish.
    • 2012, Alison Acheson, Molly's Cue, page 26:
      'Can't eat sushi?' I said. Then Mom said, 'You can't eat uncooked fish when you're pregnant' as if I'm the one stupid enough to go and get pregnant!

Usage notes

Though the primary ingredient of Japanese sushi is flavored rice, non-Japanese people often often assume that the defining component is raw fish, and occasionally use "sushi" to mean "raw fish". Raw slices of fish (or other meats) served without rice are properly called sashimi.[1]

Derived terms

Translations

See also

References

  1. ↑ Celeste Heiter, The Sushi Book (2007), page 11

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司.

Noun

sushi

  1. sushi

Declension

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司 (sushi, “sushi (sour rice)”), ultimately from archaic conjugation 酸し (sushi, “sour, vinegared”) of modern adjective 酸い (sui, “sour, vinegared”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuʃ.ʃi/, [ˈs̪uʃʃi]
  • Rhymes: -uʃʃi
  • Stress: sùshi
  • Hyphenation: su‧shi

Noun

sushi m (uncountable)

  1. sushi
  • susci

Japanese

Romanization

sushi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of すし

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish sucio and Portuguese sujo and Kabuverdianu xúxu.

Adjective

sushi

  1. dirty

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese 寿司 (sushi)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuɕi/, IPA(key): /ˈsuʃi/

Noun

sushi n

  1. sushi

Portuguese

Noun

sushi m (plural sushis)

  1. sushi (Japanese dish of rice with vinegar)
  2. (proscribed) sushi (raw fish in Japanese cuisine)

Spanish

Etymology

From Japanese 寿司 (sushi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsu.ʃi/

Noun

sushi m (plural sushis)

  1. sushi

Swedish

Etymology

From Japanese 寿司 (sushi).

Noun

sushi c

  1. sushi

Declension

Declension of sushi 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative sushi sushin — —
Genitive sushis sushins — —
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