sashimi

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun very thinly sliced raw fish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刺身(さしみ) (sashimi, “sticking into; slicing + flesh, meat”), from the way the flesh of the fish is sliced

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