mochi

See also: Mochi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 餅 (mochi).

Noun

mochi (plural mochis or mochi)

  1. A 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), or steamed, pounded millet filled with […]

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Further reading

Anagrams

Classical Nahuatl

Noun

mochi

  1. all

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.ki/
  • Stress: mòchi
  • Hyphenation: mo‧chi

Etymology 1

Plural of moco.

Noun

mochi m pl (invariable)

  1. (botany) bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia)
    Synonym: girlo (Tuscany)
  2. (botany) Synonym of cicerchia (“chickling vetch”)
    Synonym: girlo (Tuscany)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

mochi m pl

  1. plural of moco

References
  • mochi in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

Romanization

mochi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of もち
  2. Rōmaji transcription of モチ
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