mochi
See also: Mochi
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoʊtʃi/, /ˈmɒtʃi/
Noun
mochi (countable and uncountable, plural mochis or mochi)
- A small Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice.
- 2013, William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi, History of Tofu and Tofu Products (965 CE to 2013), Soyinfo Center, →ISBN, page 1146:
- Many of Japan's most popular confections are dusted with a light coating of sweetened kinako. These confections usually consist of a grain such as mochi (pounded glutinous rice) […]
- 2016 June 27, Tejal Rao, “Making Mochi, a Japanese Treat That’s All About Texture”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- And when it comes to mochi, the Japanese rice dough, much of its appeal can be attributed to a glorious bounce or a gelatinous squish or a comforting kind of gloop.
Derived terms
Translations
rice cake made from glutinous rice
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Classical Nahuatl
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.ki/
- Rhymes: -ɔki
- Hyphenation: mò‧chi
Etymology 1
Plural of moco.
Noun
mochi m pl (plural only)
- bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia)
- Synonym: (Tuscany) girlo
- Synonym of cicerchia (“chickling vetch”)
- Synonym: (Tuscany) girlo
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
- mochi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Upper Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔxi/
- Rhymes: -ɔxi
- Syllabification: mo‧chi
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