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surimi
(su¦rimi)
Pronunciation:
/sʊˈriːmi/
noun
[
mass noun
]
a relatively tasteless and odourless paste made from minced fish, used especially to produce imitation crabmeat and lobster meat:
Americans now eat more than 130 million pounds of surimi a year
Origin:
Japanese, literally 'minced flesh'
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