nigiri-zushi

[ni-geer-ee-zoo-shee]

ni·gi·ri-zu·shi

[ni-geer-ee-zoo-shee]
noun
See under sushi.

Origin:
< Japanese

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Nigiri-zushi has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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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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