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# sushi

«sushi» in Mova's school dictionary: **a Japanese food made of small pieces of cold rice with…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (sushi, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sushi is a Japanese food made of small pieces of cold rice with vinegar, often with raw or cooked fish, egg or vegetables, sometimes rolled in seaweed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sushi/#m1)

2) It is usually eaten in small bites, with chopsticks or fingers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sushi/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons about food and cultures, sushi comes from Japan and is now eaten in many countries, including in lunchboxes in Australia and Canada. Types: rolls (maki), rice with a topping (nigiri). Often eaten with soy sauce, pickled ginger and wasabi (a hot green paste). Food safety: raw fish must be very fresh and kept cold.

### examples

- We had sushi for lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sushi/#x1)
- I like cucumber sushi rolls. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sushi/#x2)
- Sushi is a traditional food from Japan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sushi/#x3)
- The sushi was wrapped in seaweed called nori. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sushi/#x4)
- Be careful: wasabi is very hot! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sushi/#x5)
- We learnt to eat sushi with chopsticks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sushi/#x6)
- Not all sushi has raw fish; some has egg or vegetables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sushi/#x7)

### note

Uncountable: «some sushi», «a piece of sushi», not «a sushi». Myth: sushi does not mean «raw fish»; it means the special vinegared rice. Raw fish alone is «sashimi». Pronounced SOO-shee.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sushi» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sushi/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.