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Sashimi

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means a Japanese dish of thinly sliced raw fish or seafood
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Stage 1 of 2
sashi + mi
Japanese · medieval
"pierced flesh"
combining "sashi" (pierced) and "mi" (flesh)
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Stage 2 of 2
sashimi
English · 1900s
"thinly sliced raw fish or meat"
adopted as Japanese cuisine spread internationally
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