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sashimi.

A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/səˈʃiːmi//ˈsæʃɪmi/
  1. A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.

    uncountable · usually
  2. A thin slice or piece of raw fish or meat.

    countable · rare · usually
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 刺身(さしみ) (sashimi, “sticking into; slicing + flesh, meat”), from the way the flesh of the fish is sliced

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