gari

British

/ ˈɡɑːrɪ /

noun

thinly sliced pickled ginger, often served with sushi

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Etymology

Origin of gari

C20: Japanese

Example Sentences

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Suddenly gari had become food that was served at gatherings for the high and mighty and it was fashionable.

From BBC • May 28, 2022

They go to school with a bag of gari in their "chop box".

From BBC • May 28, 2022

“Everything has got better – my quality of life, my knowledge, my tools. I’ve gained so much,” he says of the 20 years since he started working as a gari.

From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2015

Salt was $20 a cup and gari, a leached cassava that tastes like sawdust, cost $1 for three cups.

From Time Magazine Archive

But that was all gari was—dried, grated cassava.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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