nigiri-zushi

[ ni-geer-ee-zoo-shee ]
/ nɪˈgɪər iˈzu ʃi /

noun

See under sushi.

Origin of nigiri-zushi

From Japanese

Words nearby nigiri-zushi

Definition for nigiri-zushi (2 of 2)

sushi
[ soo-shee ]
/ ˈsu ʃi /

noun Japanese Cookery.

cold boiled rice moistened with rice vinegar, usually shaped into bite-size pieces and topped with raw seafood (nigiri-zushi) or formed into a long seaweed-wrapped roll, often around strips of vegetable or raw fish, and sliced into bite-size pieces (maki-zushi).
Compare sashimi.

Origin of sushi

1895–1900; < literary Japanese: literally, it is sour

British Dictionary definitions for nigiri-zushi

sushi
/ (ˈsuːʃɪ) /

noun

a Japanese dish consisting of small cakes of cold rice with a topping esp of raw fish

Word Origin for sushi

from Japanese