sashimi
/səˈʃiːmi/
sashimi noun: a dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.
Noun
sashimi (usually uncountable, plural sashimis or sashimi)
- A dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.
- “I want three sashimis and one large squid tempura. And get the man another drink.” The geisha bowed.1979, Jim Harrison, chapter 4, in Legends of the Fall, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, published 2016, →ISBN, page 178
- A sashimi of beef—thin peppered strips seared to a point just past rawness—was served with a frothy dressing of egg whites whipped with mustard and herbs, including tarragon and chives. The two sashimis may be the only dishes I enjoyed at La Petite Chaya that are still on the menu, […]1983 November, Caroline Bates, “Spécialités de la Maison—California: Bernard’s, The Grand House, La Petite Chaya”, in Jane Montant, editor, Gourmet: The Magazine of Good Living, volume XLIII, number...
- A thin slice or piece of raw fish or meat.
- The display and garnishing of the sashimi is an important testing ground for the chef’s artistic originality. After all, the fish are raw, and beyond making sure that they are fresh and of high quality, there is little to be done about the flavor. Therefore the chef must become an artist if the...1977, Thomas Hoover, “Private Zen: Flowers and Food”, in Zen Culture, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, part III (The Rise of Popular Zen Culture: 1573 to the Present), page 221
- You will recall that, contrary to the relative appearance of the words, the sashimi are the simple raw fish slices and the sushi are the rolls of rice and raw fish.1983 May 31, Robert Nadeau, “Restaurant: Gyuhama of Japan: Suit yourself with sushi”, in Richard M. Gaines, editor, The Boston Phoenix, volume XII, number 22, Boston, Mass.: Boston Phoenix Inc....
sashimi meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
sashimi in Hindi
- dish of slices of raw fish or meat
- साशिमी sāśimī, सशिमी saśimī
sashimi in Tamil
- dish of slices of raw fish or meat
- சசிமீ cacimī, சாசிமீ cācimī
sashimi in Urdu
- dish of slices of raw fish or meat
- ساشِمی sāśimī, سَشِمی saśimī
sashimi in Bengali
- dish of slices of raw fish or meat
- সাশিমি śaśimi
More languagesFewer languages
- sashimi in Telugu
- సశిమీ saśimī, సాశిమీ sāśimī
- sashimi in Kannada
- ಸಶಿಮೀ saśimī, ಸಾಶಿಮೀ sāśimī
- sashimi in Gujarati
- સશિમી saśimī, સાશિમી sāśimī
- sashimi in Sinhala
- සෂිමි saṣimi
- sashimi in Arabic
- سَاشِيمِي sāšīmī
- sashimi in Malay
- sasyimi
- sashimi in Indonesian
- sashimi
- sashimi in Thai
- ซาชิมิ saa-chí-mí
- sashimi in Myanmar
- ဆာရှိမိ hcahri.mi.
Examples of sashimi in a sentence
- The display and garnishing of the sashimi is an important testing ground for the chef’s artistic originality.1977, Thomas Hoover, “Private Zen: Flowers and Food”, in Zen Culture, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, part III (The Rise of Popular...
- The remarkable news is that all the sashimi were quite fresh — hard to achieve in a small restaurant.1983 December 27, Robert Nadeau, “Restaurant: Edo Restaurant: Not Zen but simple”, in Richard M. Gaines, editor, The Boston Phoenix, volume...
- It is customary to serve sashimi in odd numbers, which are considered lucky, and servings of five sashimi are common.2009, Lucien Ellington, “Food as Art”, in Japan (Asia in Focus), Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, chapter 6 (Culture), “Food”...
- “Maybe I will have one of these sashimi,” I said, reaching for a slimy pink glob.2012, Laura Levine, chapter 13, in Death of a Neighborhood Witch (A Jaine Austen Mystery; 11), New York, N.Y.: Kensington Books, →ISBN...
Forms of sashimi
| plural | sashimis |
|---|---|
| plural | sashimi |
Origin of sashimi
Borrowed from Japanese 刺身(さしみ) (sashimi, “sticking into; slicing + flesh, meat”), from the way the flesh of the fish is sliced
Words formed from sashimi
Words that rhyme with sashimi
Questions about sashimi
- What does sashimi mean?
- Sashimi means a dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat.
- What is sashimi in Hindi?
- Sashimi in Hindi is साशिमी (sāśimī), सशिमी (saśimī). See Sashimi meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use sashimi in a sentence?
- The display and garnishing of the sashimi is an important testing ground for the chef’s artistic originality.
- What part of speech is sashimi?
- Sashimi is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sashimi?
- Sashimi is pronounced /səˈʃiːmi/.
- What is the plural of sashimi?
- The plural of sashimi is sashimis.
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