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southern sushi

southern sushi noun: an alternative name for cheese rolls.

Noun

southern sushi (uncountable)

  1. (New Zealand, humorous, slang) An alternative name for cheese rolls.
    • I heard a radio announcer talking about these and he referred to them as......Southern Sushi!!! I thought this was quite delightful!!2006 August 13, Diana, "Re: cheese rolls" [comment], in Foodlovers, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2024
    • That’s how Gareth Hamilton and Kate French serve "southern sushi" (as cheese rolls are known by many) at the Batch, a cafe in Invercargill.2022 June 3, Ben Mack, “Can southern sushi glow up? The cheese roll debate dividing New Zealand’s deep south”, in The Guardian

Questions about southern sushi

What does southern sushi mean?
Southern sushi means an alternative name for cheese rolls.
What part of speech is southern sushi?
Southern sushi is a noun.

Words near southern sushi in the dictionary

  1. southern storm petrels
  2. Southern Sudan
  3. Southern Sudanese
  4. southern sugar maple
  5. southern sugar maples
  6. southern sushi
  7. Southern Tablelands
  8. Southern Tier
  9. southern tigrina
  10. southern tigrinas
  11. southern topeyed lamprey

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