Etymology

sushi

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Japanese 寿司
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from寿司
  2. Japanese · borrowed from寿司
  3. English todaysushi

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”).

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