Sushi Definition

so͝oshē

noun

A Japanese dish consisting of small cakes of cold cooked rice flavored with vinegar, typically garnished with strips of raw or cooked fish, cooked egg, vegetables, etc.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sushi

Noun

Singular:

sushi

Plural:

sushis

Origin of Sushi

From Japanese 鮨, 鮓, 寿司, すし (sushi, originally refers なれずし (narezushi, "rice fermented with raw fish"), later refers 江戸前寿司 (edomae-zushi, "raw fish and rice flavored with rice vinegar")), from すしめし (sushimeshi, "sour rice").

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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition