sushi

Formssushis, sushiing, sushied

1. 1
   noununcountable

   A Japanese food of small pieces of sticky rice flavored with vinegar, wrapped in seaweed and topped with fish.

   We ordered too much sushi and could barely finish it.

   The chef prepares fresh sushi behind the counter every evening.

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2. 2
   nounrarecountable

   A single piece of the Japanese rice-and-fish dish.

   He ate one sushi and left the rest on the plate.

   Startled by the venom, Erik almost dropped a sushi into his mixture of soy sauce and wasabi.

   2009, Frank Penater, “Undercover”Here, a sushi means one single piece of sushi.

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3. 3
   nounnonstandarduncountable

   Raw fish eaten as food, especially in Japanese cooking.

   My little brother says sushi is just cold fish that nobody bothered to cook.

   Fresh sushi should smell clean, like the ocean, not fishy.

   Similarsashimi

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4. 4
   verbcolloquialtransitive

   To make a food into sushi.

   Some cooks even sushi mango for a sweet, surprising twist.

   You can sushi almost any fresh fish at home.

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