gari

noun

thinly sliced pickled ginger, often served with sushi

Word Origin

C20: Japanese

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Examples from the Web for gari

Historical Examples

Meantime the memsahib had entered her gari and was being driven as fast as the ponies could take her to the hospital.
In Kali's Country
Emily Churchill Thompson Sheets
"Get my topi, boy, and order the gari quickly," the memsahib called to her bearer.
In Kali's Country
Emily Churchill Thompson Sheets
Christian Brinton says of the art of Gari Melchers that it is explicit and veracious.
Historic Fredericksburg
John T. Goolrick

gari

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for gari

Historical Examples

Meantime the memsahib had entered her gari and was being driven as fast as the ponies could take her to the hospital.

"Get my topi, boy, and order the gari quickly," the memsahib called to her bearer.

Christian Brinton says of the art of Gari Melchers that it is explicit and veracious.