noun

sushi

SOO-shee

noun

A Japanese dish of vinegared rice, often paired with raw fish, seafood, or vegetables and sometimes wrapped in seaweed.

"We ordered a platter of sushi for the party."

"She learned to make sushi at home during lockdown."

How to Use Sushi

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA Japanese food built around vinegared rice, usually served with fish or vegetables.

Common mistake

Sushi refers to the seasoned rice dish as a whole, not specifically to raw fish — raw fish on its own is sashimi.

Easily confused with

sashimi →

Common pairings

sushi roll sushi bar a piece of sushi

sushied past tense, sushis plural, sushi plural, Sushis plural, sushis singular

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From Japanese sushi, originally referring to the vinegared, "soured" rice rather than the fish itself.