Etymology

kaiten

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Today it means: Synonym of sushi train. Full definition →

Japanese 回転寿司
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from回転寿司
  2. English todaykaiten

From Japanese 回転寿司 (kaitenzushi, literally “revolving sushi”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.