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hiramasa

hiramasa noun: sushi made from the yellowtail amberjack, Seriola lalandi.

Noun

hiramasa (uncountable)

  1. Sushi made from the yellowtail amberjack, Seriola lalandi.
    • So, in addition to San Domenico classics like pappardelle with wild boar, Ms. Fada will offer such fare as risotto with Iranian saffron and veal bone marrow, and a citrus-cured fish called hiramasa with squid-ink oil.2009 September 2, Glenn Collins, “A Genteel Italian Now Tries Playing to the Crowd”, in New York Times

Origin of hiramasa

Borrowed from Japanese 平政, 平柾.

Questions about hiramasa

What does hiramasa mean?
Hiramasa means sushi made from the yellowtail amberjack, Seriola lalandi.
What part of speech is hiramasa?
Hiramasa is a noun.

Words near hiramasa in the dictionary

  1. Hirakata
  2. Hirakawa
  3. Hiraldo
  4. Hiraldos
  5. Hiram
  6. hiramasa
  7. Hiramic
  8. Hirano
  9. Hirano bodies
  10. Hirano body
  11. Hiranos

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