English

Noun

Sushi ‎(plural Sushis)

1. (informal) A person who typifies a mixture of Shiism and Sunnism
   • 2007, Francis X. Callahan, Does W Stand for Worst?: The Record of G.W. Bush - Page 160

     Then there are the "Sushi" neighborhoods and towns - a mixture of some Sunni, some Shia, hence Sushi

   • 2007, ‎John Palattella, Reporting Iraq - Page 173

     ... particularly from the Sunnis you talked to, and the Shias were always angry. (Ali calls himself Sushi so it's kind of a mixture.)

   • 2010, Paul Wilson, Erasing Iraq: the human costs of carnage - Page 34

     Reality proved quite different. Ahmed is half Sunni, half Shia—a “Sushi,” in his own words

German

Sushi

Etymology

From Japanese すし ‎(sushi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzuːʃi/, /ˈsuːʃi/

Noun

Sushi n ‎(genitive Sushi or Sushis, no plural)

1. sushi (Japanese dish)

English

Different types of sushi ready to be eaten.

Noun

sushi ‎(usually uncountable, plural sushis)

1. A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or meat.

   For the vegetarians, she served cucumber sushi.

2. (proscribed) Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish.
   • 2012, Alison Acheson, Molly's Cue, page 26:

     'Can't eat sushi?' I said. Then Mom said, 'You can't eat uncooked fish when you're pregnant' as if I'm the one stupid enough to go and get pregnant!

Usage notes

Though the primary ingredient of Japanese sushi is flavored rice, non-Japanese people often often assume that the defining component is raw fish, and occasionally use "sushi" to mean "raw fish". Raw slices of fish (or other meats) served without rice are properly called sashimi.^[1]

Derived terms

• sushi pizza

Translations

See also

• California roll
• nigiri
• sashimi
• sushi roll
• kimbap

References

1. ↑ Celeste Heiter, The Sushi Book (2007), page 11

Italian

Noun

sushi m ‎(invariable)

1. sushi

Japanese

Romanization

sushi

1. rōmaji reading of すし

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese 寿司 (sushi)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuɕi/, IPA^(key): /ˈsuʃi/

Noun

sushi n

1. sushi

Portuguese

Noun

sushi m (plural sushis)

1. sushi (Japanese dish of rice with vinegar)
2. (proscribed) sushi (raw fish in Japanese cuisine)

Spanish

Etymology

From Japanese 寿司 (sushi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ʃi/

Noun

sushi m ‎(plural sushis)

1. sushi