sashimi
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- noun
- /sɑːˈhiːmi/
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sashimi
- By the mid-1990s, nearly half of the sashimi tuna in the Japanese market was imported.
- sashimi tuna
He he brought fresh sashimi to the show.
- He he brought fresh sashimi to the show.
- Am I going to only eat sashimi the whole time?
- I'm going to have a platter of of sashimi.
- Don't you serve me no sashimi, girl.
- I got that, that sashimi, that tuna sashimi for the bottom lip.
- You're sitting in a restaurant, sashimi on your breath.
- My favorite is I had lunch with Joe Rogan recently, and he had genie sashimi.
Examples
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For the daring, sashimi is offered.
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When in the world are you going to start serving sashimi?
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Well, in any case, as expected, the sashimi was very well prepared.
Blog text (22) -
The best whale sashimi ever.
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You know, I like rolls better than sashimi, personally.
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So the first thing we're making is sashimi and sushi.
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I'm on a strict sashimi diet.
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"Do you like sashimi?" Joel asked a little too politely.
Fiction book (1992) -
The southern bluefin tuna, like its Atlantic cousin, is valued for its raw cut flesh or sashimi.
Academic text (2002) -
The family is waiting for me with a feast of fresh-from-the-harbor sashimi and grilled aji.
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Etymology
Sashimi comes from the Japanese parts sashi ('to pierce') and mi ('body' or 'meat'), so it originally meant pieces taken from the fish's body. That's why sashimi today means very thin slices of raw fish served fresh.