noun
sashimi
suh-SHEE-mee
noun
1
A Japanese dish of thinly sliced raw fish or seafood, usually served without rice.
"We ordered a platter of fresh salmon sashimi."
"Sashimi is eaten with soy sauce and wasabi, but no vinegared rice."
How to Use Sashimi
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRaw sliced fish, Japanese-style, served on its own rather than with rice.
Common mistake
Sashimi is not the same as sushi — sushi always includes vinegared rice, sashimi never does.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
tuna sashimi
a sashimi platter
Word Forms
sashimis plural, sashimi plural
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Etymology
From Japanese sashimi, literally "pierced body" or "sliced flesh," describing the way the fish is carefully cut into slices.