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sushi

noun

  1. portioned prepared vinegared rice topped or rolled with other ingredients
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsuːʃi/ / /ˈsuʃi/ / /ˈsʉʃe/

noun

  1. A person who typifies a mixture of Shiism and Sunnism

    “Then there are the "Sushi" neighborhoods and towns - a mixture of some Sunni, some Shia, hence Sushi”

    “... particularly from the Sunnis you talked to, and the Shias were always angry. (Ali calls himself Sushi so it's kind of a mixture.)”

verb

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”).

  1. To prepare (a food) as sushi.

    “Our finned friends come in all varieties: sushi-ed, fresh, smoked and otherwise packaged for your consumption.”