sashimi
Portuguese, noun/ˌsa.ʃiˈmi/
sashimi is spelled S-A-S-H-I-M-I (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 49,356th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sashimi is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sashimi (Japanese dish of thinly sliced fish or meat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “iguaria da culinária japonesa que consiste de peixes e frutos do mar muito frescos, fatiados em pequenos…”.
What does sashimi mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesashimi (Japanese dish of thinly sliced fish or meat)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. iguaria da culinária japonesa que consiste de peixes e frutos do mar muito frescos, fatiados em pequenos pedaços e servidos apenas com algum tipo de molho no qual ele pode ser mergulhado
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sashimi
- sashimis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sashimi?
- Brazil /ˌsa.ʃiˈmi/
- Portugal /saˈʃi.mi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sashimi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sashimi in Portuguese?
sashimi appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).