5 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
noun rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
originBorrowed from Japanese 寿司(すし) (sushi, “sushi (sour rice)”), ultimately from archaic conjugation 酸(す)し (sushi, “sour, vinegared”) of modern adjective 酸(す)い (sui, “sour, vinegared”).
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