su·shi

[soo-shee]
noun Japanese Cookery.
cold boiled rice moistened with rice vinegar, usually shaped into bite-size pieces and topped with raw seafood (nigiri-zushi) or formed into a long seaweed-wrapped roll, often around strips of vegetable or raw fish, and sliced into bite-size pieces (maki-zushi)
Compare sashimi.


Origin:
1895–1900; < literary Japanese: literally, it is sour

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sushi (ˈsuːʃɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a Japanese dish consisting of small cakes of cold rice with a topping esp of raw fish
 
[from Japanese]

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sushi

a staple rice dish of Japanese cuisine, consisting of cooked rice flavoured with vinegar and a variety of vegetable, egg, or raw seafood garnishes and served cold. Restaurants specializing in sushi abound in Japan, where subtleties of preparation find a discriminating clientele.

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Example sentences
Additionally, the restaurant also has an expansive selection of vegetable and
  fish specialty sushi rolls and cooked rolls.
Sushi is fine stuff, but it doesn't exactly convey a holiday mood.
When dining as a couple, order a variety of sushi from the menu and a few
  appetizers to share.
The dining room's high-end interior features stone-covered walls, bamboo room
  dividers and a sushi bar.
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