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See also: Sushi, sùshí, and sūshi

English

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Different types of sushi ready to be eaten.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司(すし) (sushi, sushi (sour rice)), ultimately from archaic conjugation () (sushi, sour, vinegared) of modern adjective () (sui, sour, vinegared).

Pronunciation

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.
    • 1977 [1933], 谷崎潤一郎 [Jun'ichirō Tanizaki], translated by Thomas J. Harper and Edward G. Seidensticker, In Praise of Shadows, Sedgwick, ME: Leete's Island Books, translation of 陰翳礼讃 [In'ei Raisan] (in Japanese), →ISBN, page 40:
      Not long ago a newspaper reporter came to interview me on the subject of unusual foods, and I described to him the persimmon-leaf sushi made by the people who live deep in the mountains of Yoshino—and which I shall take the opportunity to introduce to you here.
    • 1985, Leora Barish, Desperately Seeking Susan, spoken by Taxi Driver:
      I lived in New York all my life. We used to have Chinese restaurants, ltalian restaurants. Now you have these sushi restaurants. Everyone goes for sushi. Sushi—I hate the stuff. Although, I tell you, I had some the other day. I took it home, I cooked it, it wasn't bad. It tasted like fish.
  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

  • Some non-Japanese people assume the defining component of sushi is raw fish, and occasionally use "sushi" to mean "raw fish". Raw slices of fish (or other meats) served without rice are properly termed sashimi.[1]
  • The collective plural of sushi is generally sushi. When referring to two or more types of sushi or to multiple instances of sushi the plural is sushis.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

References

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

Verb

sushi (third-person singular simple present sushis, present participle sushiing, simple past and past participle sushied)

  1. (transitive, informal) To prepare (a food) as sushi.
    • 2017, Korina Miller, Kate Armstrong, Lonely Planet Canada:
      Our finned friends come in all varieties: sushi-ed, fresh, smoked and otherwise packaged for your consumption.

Anagrams

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Japanese 寿司 (sushi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s̺uʃi/
  • Rhymes: -uʃi
  • Hyphenation: su‧shi

Noun

sushi inan

  1. sushi
    • 2000, Harkaiz Cano, Piano gainean gosaltzen, Erein, →ISBN:
      Sushia eta kabiarra besterik ez dago mahai gainetan.
      There's only sushi and caviar on the table.

Declension

Further reading

Catalan

Noun

sushi m (plural sushis)

  1. sushi

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司.

Noun

sushi

  1. sushi

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsu.ʃi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: su‧shi

Noun

sushi m (plural sushi's or sushi)

  1. sushi

Derived terms

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司 (sushi).

Pronunciation

Noun

sushi

  1. sushi

Declension

Inflection of sushi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative sushi sushit
genitive sushin sushien
partitive sushia susheja
illative sushiin susheihin
singular plural
nominative sushi sushit
accusative nom. sushi sushit
gen. sushin
genitive sushin sushien
partitive sushia susheja
inessive sushissa susheissa
elative sushista susheista
illative sushiin susheihin
adessive sushilla susheilla
ablative sushilta susheilta
allative sushille susheille
essive sushina susheina
translative sushiksi susheiksi
abessive sushitta susheitta
instructive sushein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sushi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sushini sushini
accusative nom. sushini sushini
gen. sushini
genitive sushini sushieni
partitive sushiani sushejani
inessive sushissani susheissani
elative sushistani susheistani
illative sushiini susheihini
adessive sushillani susheillani
ablative sushiltani susheiltani
allative sushilleni susheilleni
essive sushinani susheinani
translative sushikseni susheikseni
abessive sushittani susheittani
instructive
comitative susheineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sushisi sushisi
accusative nom. sushisi sushisi
gen. sushisi
genitive sushisi sushiesi
partitive sushiasi sushejasi
inessive sushissasi susheissasi
elative sushistasi susheistasi
illative sushiisi susheihisi
adessive sushillasi susheillasi
ablative sushiltasi susheiltasi
allative sushillesi susheillesi
essive sushinasi susheinasi
translative sushiksesi susheiksesi
abessive sushittasi susheittasi
instructive
comitative susheinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sushimme sushimme
accusative nom. sushimme sushimme
gen. sushimme
genitive sushimme sushiemme
partitive sushiamme sushejamme
inessive sushissamme susheissamme
elative sushistamme susheistamme
illative sushiimme susheihimme
adessive sushillamme susheillamme
ablative sushiltamme susheiltamme
allative sushillemme susheillemme
essive sushinamme susheinamme
translative sushiksemme susheiksemme
abessive sushittamme susheittamme
instructive
comitative susheinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sushinne sushinne
accusative nom. sushinne sushinne
gen. sushinne
genitive sushinne sushienne
partitive sushianne sushejanne
inessive sushissanne susheissanne
elative sushistanne susheistanne
illative sushiinne susheihinne
adessive sushillanne susheillanne
ablative sushiltanne susheiltanne
allative sushillenne susheillenne
essive sushinanne susheinanne
translative sushiksenne susheiksenne
abessive sushittanne susheittanne
instructive
comitative susheinenne

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Noun

sushi m (plural sushis)

  1. sushi

Indonesian

Noun

sushi (first-person possessive sushiku, second-person possessive sushimu, third-person possessive sushinya)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of susyi.
    Sushi dan sashimi, makanan khas Jepang yang digemari di Indonesia.
    Sushi and sashimi are popular Japanese food in Indonesia.

Italian

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un vassoio di sushi – a sushi platter

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司(すし) (sushi), ultimately from the archaic adjective () (sushi, sour, vinegared) (modern counterpart: () (sui)), derived from () (su, vinegar), of uncertain further origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

sushi m (uncountable)

  1. sushi

Further reading

  • sushi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

Romanization

sushi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of すし

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish sucio and Portuguese sujo and Kabuverdianu suja.

Adjective

sushi

  1. dirty

Noun

sushi

  1. dirt, waste
  2. dust bin

Polish

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sushi

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sushi.

Pronunciation

Noun

sushi n (indeclinable)

  1. sushi (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)

Further reading

  • sushi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sushi in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • sushi in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 寿司 (sushi).

Pronunciation

Noun

sushi m (plural sushis)

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

Spanish

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 寿司 (sushi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuʃi/
  • Rhymes: -uʃi
  • Syllabification: su‧shi

Noun

sushi m (plural sushis)

  1. sushi

Further reading

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司.

Pronunciation

Noun

sushi (n class, plural sushi)

  1. sushi

Swedish

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en bit sushi som plockas upp med (ät)pinnar

Etymology

From Japanese 寿司 (sushi).

Noun

sushi c

  1. sushi
    en sushirestaurang
    a sushi restaurant
    Vi gick till ett sushiställe
    We went to a sushi place
    äta sushi med pinnar
    eat sushi with chopsticks
    beställa 12 bitar sushi
    order 12 pieces of sushi
    sushirullar inlindade i nori
    sushi rolls wrapped in nori
    hemgjord sushi
    homemade sushi

Declension

See also

References

Tagalog

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese sushi, the Hepburn romaji of 寿司(すし) (sushi).

Pronunciation

Noun

sushi (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜒ)

  1. sushi (Japanese dish)

Further reading

  • sushi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018