mochi

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese (もち) (mochi).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoʊtʃi/, /ˈmɒtʃi/

Noun

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mochi (countable and uncountable, plural mochis or mochi)

  1. 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[1], →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.

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Classical Nahuatl

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Noun

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mochi

  1. all

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.ki/
  • Rhymes: -ɔki
  • Hyphenation: mò‧chi

Etymology 1

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Plural of moco.

Noun

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mochi m pl (plural only)

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

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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mochi m pl

  1. plural of moco

Further reading

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

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Japanese

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Romanization

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mochi

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

Upper Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔxi/
  • Rhymes: -ɔxi
  • Syllabification: mo‧chi

Noun

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mochi

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of moch