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.
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Other Word Forms of Sushi
Noun
Singular:
sushi
Plural:
sushisOrigin of Sushi
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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
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