sushi
Portuguese, noun/suˈʃi/
sushi is spelled S-U-S-H-I (5 letters) and appears 4.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 13,457th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sushi is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “sushi (Japanese dish of rice with vinegar)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “comida de origem japonesa que consiste em uma porção cilíndrica de arroz embrulhado em nori, uma folha de…”.
What does sushi mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesushi (Japanese dish of rice with vinegar)
- 2
masculinesushi (raw fish in Japanese cuisine)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. comida de origem japonesa que consiste em uma porção cilíndrica de arroz embrulhado em nori, uma folha de alga marinha desidratada, e legumes no centro
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 sushi
- sushis plural
- sushizinho diminutive
- sushizão augmentative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sushi?
- Brazil /suˈʃi/
- Portugal /ˈsu.ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sushi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sushi in Portuguese?
sushi appears 4.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).