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 →

2) It is usually eaten in small bites, with chopsticks or fingers. tree →

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 →
• I like cucumber sushi rolls. tree →
• Sushi is a traditional food from Japan. tree →
• The sushi was wrapped in seaweed called nori. tree →
• Be careful: wasabi is very hot! tree →
• We learnt to eat sushi with chopsticks. tree →
• Not all sushi has raw fish; some has egg or vegetables. tree →

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, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.