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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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Ways to celebrate include treating yourself to clothes, fragrances, massages, mimosas, fine leather goods and eating sushi formerly owned by celebrities — like the two do on the show.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
The limited supply of sushi chefs is also an issue.
—Akiko Katayama, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Even the lowest-price $375 general admission ticket includes live entertainment, free-flowing spirits, and food stations laden with sushi and oysters on the half shell.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
In under 30 hours, fresh seafood travels from the Toyosu Market in Tokyo to the 12-seat sushi bar in Houston.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
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Etymology
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 3 Jan. 2025.
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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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