surimi

[soo-ree-mee]

noun

a paste of inexpensive fish shaped, colored, and flavored in imitation of lobster meat, crabmeat, etc.

Origin of surimi

1980–85; < Japanese: minced flesh

Also called sea legs.

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British Dictionary definitions for surimi

surimi

noun

a blended seafood product made from precooked fish, restructured into stick shapes

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