# sushi
## English
### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) enPR: so͞osh'i, IPA: /ˈsuːʃi/
* (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈsuʃi/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ʊʃi, -uːʃi
* Homophone: souchy

### Noun

sushi (usually uncountable, plural sushis or sushi)
* 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.
    For the vegetarians, she served cucumber sushi.
** 1977 [1933], 谷崎潤一郎 [Jun'ichirō Tanizaki], translated by Thomas J. Harper and Edward G. Seidensticker, In Praise of Shadows, Sedgwick, ME: Leete's Island Books, translation of 陰翳礼讃 [In'ei Raisan] (in Japanese), →ISBN, page 40:Not long ago a newspaper reporter came to interview me on the subject of unusual foods, and I described to him the persimmon-leaf sushi made by the people who live deep in the mountains of Yoshino—and which I shall take the opportunity to introduce to you here.
** 1985, Leora Barish, Desperately Seeking Susan, spoken by Taxi Driver:I lived in New York all my life. We used to have Chinese restaurants, ltalian restaurants. Now you have these sushi restaurants. Everyone goes for sushi. Sushi—I hate the stuff. Although, I tell you, I had some the other day. I took it home, I cooked it, it wasn't bad. It tasted like fish.
** 2004, Chihiro Mazui, Kazuko Masui, “Introduction”, in Sushi Secrets, London: Hachette Illustrated, →ISBN, page 12:To appreciate sushi, you have to forget the tastes and textures that come with Western cuisine. At first glance (or should I say taste?), a sushi of flounder will not be that different from a sushi of sea bream. But, for the Japanese, these two sushi are as different as roast beef and roast pork are for a Westerner.
* (countable, rare) One of the portions from this dish.
** 1983 May 31, Robert Nadeau, “Restaurant: Gyuhama of Japan: Suit yourself with sushi”, in Richard M. Gaines, editor, The Boston Phoenix, volume XII, number 22, Boston, Mass.: Boston Phoenix Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, section 2, page 10, column 3:You will recall that, contrary to the relative appearance of the words, the sashimi are the simple raw fish slices and the sushi are the rolls of rice and raw fish.
** 1989, Jean Marzollo, chapter 5, in The Green Ghost of Appleville (39 Kids on the Block; 1), New York, N.Y.: Scholastic Inc., →ISBN, page 42:Rusty put a sushi in her palm. / Mary Kate popped it into her mouth. It tasted salty and crunchy. “Cucumber!” she said. / “My grandmother puts a surprise in the middle of each one,” said Rusty.
** 1997, Jeffrey A. Kottler, “Focusing on People”, in Travel That Can Change Your Life: How to Create a Transformative Experience (Jossey-Bass Psychology Series), San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass Publishers, →ISBN, page 92:I reach out and pop a sushi into my mouth while I’m waiting for someone to answer a question.
** 2009 September 14, Frank Penater, “Undercover”, in The Gene Card, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 161:Startled by the venom, Erik almost dropped a sushi into his mixture of soy sauce and wasabi.
* (proscribed) Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish.
** 2012, Alison Acheson, Molly's Cue, page 26:'Can't eat sushi?' I said. Then Mom said, 'You can't eat uncooked fish when you're pregnant' as if I'm the one stupid enough to go and get pregnant!

#### Usage notes

* Some non-Japanese people assume the defining component of sushi is raw fish, and occasionally use "sushi" to mean "raw fish". Raw slices of fish (or other meats) served without rice are properly termed sashimi.
* The collective plural of sushi is generally sushi. When referring to two or more types of sushi or to multiple instances of sushi the plural is usually sushis.

#### Derived terms

* southern sushi
* sushi belt
* sushi burrito
* sushi-go-round
* sushi grade
* sushi knife
* sushi-meshi
* sushi pizza
* sushi rice
* sushirrito
* sushi terrorism
* sushi train
* tongue sushi

#### See also

* California roll
* nigiri
* sashimi
* sushi roll
* kimbap

#### References

* ↑ Celeste Heiter, The Sushi Book (2007), page 11

### Verb

sushi (third-person singular simple present sushis, present participle sushiing, simple past and past participle sushied)
* (transitive, informal) To prepare (a food) as sushi.
** 2017, Korina Miller, Kate Armstrong, Lonely Planet Canada:Our finned friends come in all varieties: sushi-ed, fresh, smoked and otherwise packaged for your consumption.

### Anagrams

* Shius

## Basque
### Etymology

Ultimately from Japanese 寿司 (sushi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /s̺uʃi/ [s̺u.ʃi]
* Rhymes: -uʃi, -i
* Hyphenation: su‧shi

### Noun

sushi inan
* sushi
** 2000, Harkaiz Cano, Piano gainean gosaltzen, Erein, →ISBN:Sushia eta kabiarra besterik ez dago mahai gainetan.There's only sushi and caviar on the table.

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “sushi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

## Catalan
### Noun

sushi m (plural sushis)
* sushi

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司.

### Noun

sushi
* sushi

#### Declension
## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsu.ʃi/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: su‧shi

### Noun

sushi m (plural sushi's or sushi)
* sushi

#### Derived terms

* sushiazijn
* sushirestaurant
* sushitent

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* suši

### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司 (sushi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsuʃi/, [ˈs̠uʃi]
* Rhymes: -uʃi
* Hyphenation: su‧shi

### Noun

sushi
* sushi

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sushi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sushini
sushini
accusative
nom.
sushini
sushini
gen.
sushini
genitive
sushini
sushieni
partitive
sushiani
sushejani
inessive
sushissani
susheissani
elative
sushistani
susheistani
illative
sushiini
susheihini
adessive
sushillani
susheillani
ablative
sushiltani
susheiltani
allative
sushilleni
susheilleni
essive
sushinani
susheinani
translative
sushikseni
susheikseni
abessive
sushittani
susheittani
instructive
comitative
—susheineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sushisi
sushisi
accusative
nom.
sushisi
sushisi
gen.
sushisi
genitive
sushisi
sushiesi
partitive
sushiasi
sushejasi
inessive
sushissasi
susheissasi
elative
sushistasi
susheistasi
illative
sushiisi
susheihisi
adessive
sushillasi
susheillasi
ablative
sushiltasi
susheiltasi
allative
sushillesi
susheillesi
essive
sushinasi
susheinasi
translative
sushiksesi
susheiksesi
abessive
sushittasi
susheittasi
instructive
comitative
—susheinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sushimme
sushimme
accusative
nom.
sushimme
sushimme
gen.
sushimme
genitive
sushimme
sushiemme
partitive
sushiamme
sushejamme
inessive
sushissamme
susheissamme
elative
sushistamme
susheistamme
illative
sushiimme
susheihimme
adessive
sushillamme
susheillamme
ablative
sushiltamme
susheiltamme
allative
sushillemme
susheillemme
essive
sushinamme
susheinamme
translative
sushiksemme
susheiksemme
abessive
sushittamme
susheittamme
instructive
comitative
—susheinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sushinne
sushinne
accusative
nom.
sushinne
sushinne
gen.
sushinne
genitive
sushinne
sushienne
partitive
sushianne
sushejanne
inessive
sushissanne
susheissanne
elative
sushistanne
susheistanne
illative
sushiinne
susheihinne
adessive
sushillanne
susheillanne
ablative
sushiltanne
susheiltanne
allative
sushillenne
susheillenne
essive
sushinanne
susheinanne
translative
sushiksenne
susheiksenne
abessive
sushittanne
susheittanne
instructive
comitative
—susheinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sushinsa
sushinsa
accusative
nom.
sushinsa
sushinsa
gen.
sushinsa
genitive
sushinsa
sushiensa
partitive
sushiaan sushiansa
sushejaan sushejansa
inessive
sushissaan sushissansa
susheissaan susheissansa
elative
sushistaan sushistansa
susheistaan susheistansa
illative
sushiinsa
susheihinsa
adessive
sushillaan sushillansa
susheillaan susheillansa
ablative
sushiltaan sushiltansa
susheiltaan susheiltansa
allative
sushilleen sushillensa
susheilleen susheillensa
essive
sushinaan sushinansa
susheinaan susheinansa
translative
sushikseen sushiksensa
susheikseen susheiksensa
abessive
sushittaan sushittansa
susheittaan susheittansa
instructive
comitative
—susheineen susheinensa :

### Further reading

* “sushi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Pronunciation

* (France) IPA: /sy.ʃi/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

sushi m (plural sushis)
* sushi

## Indonesian
### Noun

sushi (plural sushi-sushi)
* Nonstandard spelling of susyi.
    Sushi dan sashimi, makanan khas Jepang yang digemari di Indonesia.Sushi and sashimi are popular Japanese food in Indonesia.

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司(すし) (sushi), ultimately from the archaic adjective 酸(す)し (sushi, “sour, vinegared”) (modern counterpart: 酸(す)い (sui)), derived from 酢(す) (su, “vinegar”), of uncertain further origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsuʃ.ʃi/
* Rhymes: -uʃʃi
* Hyphenation: sù‧shi

### Noun

sushi m (uncountable)
* sushi

#### Related terms

* susci

### Further reading

* sushi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Japanese
### Romanization

sushi
* Rōmaji transcription of すし

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Spanish sucio and Portuguese sujo and Kabuverdianu suja.

### Adjective

sushi
* dirty

### Noun

sushi
* dirt, waste
* dust bin

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sushi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsu.ɕi/, /ˈsu.ʂi/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uɕi, -uʂi
* Syllabification: su‧shi
* Homophone: susi

### Noun

sushi n (indeclinable)
* sushi (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)

### Further reading

* sushi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* sushi in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* sushi in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 寿司 (sushi).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /suˈʃi/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsu.ʃi/

### Noun

sushi m (plural sushis)
* sushi (Japanese dish of rice with vinegar)
* sushi (raw fish in Japanese cuisine)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 寿司 (sushi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsuʃi/ [ˈsu.ʃi]
* Rhymes: -uʃi
* Syllabification: su‧shi

### Noun

sushi m (plural sushis)
* sushi

### Further reading

* “sushi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 寿司.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

sushi class IX (plural sushi class X)
* sushi

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Japanese 寿司 (sushi).

### Noun

sushi c
* sushi
    en sushirestauranga sushi restaurant
    Vi gick till ett sushiställeWe went to a sushi place
    äta sushi med pinnareat sushi with chopsticks
    beställa 12 bitar sushiorder 12 pieces of sushi
    sushirullar inlindade i norisushi rolls wrapped in nori
    hemgjord sushihomemade sushi

#### See also

* doppa (“dip”)
* inlagd (“pickled”) ingefära (“ginger”)
* japansk (“Japanese”)
* maki
* misosoppa (“miso soup”)
* munsbit (“bite-sized amount of food”)
* nigiri
* nori
* pinnar (“chopsticks”)
* ris (“rice”)
* rulle (“roll”)
* rå (“raw”) fisk (“fish”)
* sashimi
* soja(sås) (“soy sauce”)
* vinäger (“vinegar”)
* wasabi

### References

* sushi in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* sushi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese sushi, the Hepburn romaji of 寿司(すし) (sushi).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈsuʃi/ [ˈsuː.ʃɪ]
** IPA: (no yod coalescence) /ˈsusji/ [ˈsus.jɪ]
* Rhymes: -uʃi, (no yod coalescence) -usji
* Syllabification: su‧shi

### Noun

sushi (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐ᜔ᜌᜒ)
* sushi (Japanese dish)

### Further reading

* “sushi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018