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: cold rice dressed with vinegar, formed into any of various shapes, and garnished especially with bits of raw seafood or vegetables
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Of the 52 sushi samples collected and assessed, 12 were mislabeled– a 23 percent rate across the restaurants.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
It is already considered to be among the most impressive sushi counters in a city renowned for impressive sushi counters.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Grab sushi and a maté There’s a Bristol Farms near me in West Hollywood.
—Maxwell Williams, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Sendo is the creation of Guy Allen, an American and a sushi obsessive, in partnership with a cohort of investors in Japan.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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Japanese
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
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“Sushi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sushi. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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sushi
noun
su·shi
ˈsü-shē
ˈsu̇sh-ē
: cold rice formed into any of various shapes and topped or wrapped with pieces of often raw seafood or vegetables
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