Meanings
shari1
nounshari (plural sharis or shari)
plural sharis
- Rice for use in sushi that is often vinegared; sushi rice.
Shari2
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Chari (“African river”).
Shari3
proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given name Sharon, variant of Sherry.
Shari Redstone, the chair of CBS parent company Paramount Global, said Wednesday that CBS leadership had made a “bad mistake” with their handling of “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil’s contentious interview last week with author Ta-Nehisi Coates.
2024 October 9, Hadas Gold, Liam Reilly and Brian Stelter, “Shari Redstone says CBS leaders made ‘bad mistake’ with handling of Ta-Nehisi Coates interview fallout”, in CNN
Origin
- Japanese舎利
- Englishshari
Borrowed from Japanese 舎利 (shari).
More words from Japanese
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Rhymes with shari
safaribarryFerrariMaristarryvaridariKalahariQataricalamaritarryBihariscarryCharijarryCampariwaricharivariZanzibarifutanarishibaricharryabkaricarbonari
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
shari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shari
MLA
“shari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shari. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shari,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shari.
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