sushero
n.— «In Chicago, there are so many Mexican sushi chefs that a new word was created to describe them: “sushero.” In Los Angeles last fall at the seventh annual Japanese food festival in Little Tokyo, a Salvadoran chef won the sushi competition. A Mexican came third.» —“How Do You Say ’Sushi’ In Spanish?” by Claire Levenson Resident (New York City) Apr. 10, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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