Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soo-shee]
- /ˈsu ʃi/
- /ˈsuː.ʃi/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [soo-shee]
- /ˈsu ʃi/
Definitions of sushi word
- noun sushi cold boiled rice moistened with rice vinegar, usually shaped into bite-size pieces and topped with raw seafood (nigiri-zushi) or formed into a long seaweed-wrapped roll, often around strips of vegetable or raw fish, and sliced into bite-size pieces (maki-zushi) 1
- noun sushi Japanese rice dishes 1
- uncountable noun sushi Sushi is a Japanese dish of rice with sweet vinegar, often served with raw fish. 0
- noun sushi a Japanese dish consisting of small cakes of cold rice with a topping esp of raw fish 0
- noun sushi a Japanese dish consisting of small cakes of cold cooked rice flavored with vinegar, typically garnished with strips of raw or cooked fish, cooked egg, vegetables, etc. 0
- noun sushi Sushi is a Japanese dish of rice with sweetened vinegar, often served with raw fish. 0
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Origin of sushi
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; < literary Japanese: literally, it is sour
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sushi
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sushi popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sushi usage trend in Literature
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- how to make sushi?
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