English
makizushi
Makizushi comes from Japanese 巻き寿司.
- Japanesemodern巻き寿司makizushiliterally ‘rolled sushi’
- Englishtodaymakizushi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodern巻き寿司makizushiliterally ‘rolled sushi’
- Englishtodaymakizushi
The story
Borrowed from Japanese 巻き寿司 (makizushi, literally “rolled sushi”).
Every English word from Japanese 巻き寿司
Today it means
noun Rolled sushi.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 巻き寿司 / makizushi