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sushi^¹

/ˈsuːʃi/ UK
/ˈsuʃi/ Canada, US
/ˈsʉʃe/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
/ˈsʉʃɪ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
/ˈsʉʃi/ Northern Ireland, Scotland

Sounds like souchy · Rhymes with -uːʃi

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司(すし) (sushi, “sushi (sour rice)”), ultimately from archaic conjugation 酸(す)し (sushi, “sour, vinegared”) of modern adjective 酸(す)い (sui, “sour, vinegared”).

noun sushis · sushi

uncountable, usually 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.
countable, rare, usually One of the portions from this dish. You will recall that, contrary to the relative appearance of the words, the sashimi are the simple raw fish slices and the sushi are the rolls of rice and raw fish.
proscribed, uncountable, usually Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish. '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!

verb sushis · sushiing · sushied

informal, transitive To prepare (a food) as sushi. Our finned friends come in all varieties: sushi-ed, fresh, smoked and otherwise packaged for your consumption.

Sushi^²

noun Sushis

informal A person who typifies a mixture of Shiism and Sunnism Then there are the "Sushi" neighborhoods and towns - a mixture of some Sunni, some Shia, hence Sushi

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: drought, fun, funny, sochi, sushi rice, sushi roll, sushi-meshi, nigiri, sushi burrito, chirashizushi, sashimi, maki, california roll, handroll, seattle roll, hosomaki

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noun Japanese dish

Español	sushi
한국어	초밥 chobap, 스시 seusi
日本語	寿司 sushi, すし sushi
中文	壽司 /寿司 shòusī, 日本壽司 /日本寿司 Rìběn shòusī
हिन्दी	सुशी suśī, सूशी sūśī
Kiswahili	sushi
Português	sushi
Français	sushi
Deutsch	Sushi
Italiano	sushi
Ελληνικά	σούσι soúsi
Română	sushi
Русский	су́ши súši, су́си súsi
Tiếng Việt	sushi
العربية	سُوشِي sūšī
עברית	סוּשִׁי súshi

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@misc{sushi_2026,
  title = {sushi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sushi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}