sa·shi·mi (sä-sh  m)n. A Japanese dish consisting of very thin bite-size slices of fresh raw fish, traditionally served with soy sauce and wasabi. [Japanese : sasu, to prick, stab + mi, body, meat.] |
sashimi [ˈsæʃɪmɪ]
n
(Cookery) a Japanese dish of thin fillets of raw fish
[from Japanese sashi pierce + mi flesh]
sashimi - Thinly sliced raw fish with a sauce, it is a compound formed from sashi, "pierce," and mi, "flesh."
See also related terms for pierce.
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