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Definition of "sushi" []

  • Cold cooked rice dressed with vinegar that is shaped into bite-sized pieces and topped with raw or cooked fish, or formed into a roll with fish, egg, or vegetables and wrapped in seaweed. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sushi" in a sentence
  • "Our date would involve a dinner of sushi (you know, an aquatic theme, plus after eating sushi with her, I would really like to eat her sushi… nudge, nudge, wink, wink."
  • "Single grain sushi is sold in plates of 10 or 12 (arranged in a circle with a couple of strips of leek in the middle to form the hands of a clock) and features all the typical sushi, including makimono, tako, tamago, ikura, kohata, anago, ebi, ika, Otoro and kanpachi."
  • "Dropping a hunk of it onto your sushi is an American thing."