mochi

[ moh-chee ]

/ ˈmoʊ tʃi /

noun

cooked and pounded glutinous rice formed into various shapes and used to make traditional Japanese sweets and other dishes (often used attributively): mochi balls;mochi ice cream.

Also called but·ter mo·chi . a sticky, spongy Hawaiian dessert whose principal ingredients are butter, sugar, eggs, rice flour, and coconut milk.

Origin of mochi

Borrowed into English from Japanese around 1880–90

Words nearby mochi

moccasin telegraph, moccies, mocha, mocha stone, Mocha ware, mochi, Mochica, mochila, mock, mockado, mock chicken

Example sentences from the Web for mochi

His body is like a lump of mochi pastry, and his limbs like dango dumplings.
Japanese Fairy World|William Elliot Griffis
Great balls of mochi, sak, flowers, and choice new varieties of vegetables are appropriate offerings.
Japanese Girls and Women|Alice Mabel Bacon
The August Princes have presented themselves before the King for three days to receive gifts of mochi.
Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan|Various
The merriment of the season is materially heightened by the making of the mochi.
A Japanese Boy|Shigemi Shiukichi

For Kagé there has been soft rice paste (mochi) and dumpling (dango) in unstinted quantities.
Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)|James S. De Benneville

单词	mochi
释义	mochi [ moh-chee ] / ˈmoʊ tʃi / noun cooked and pounded glutinous rice formed into various shapes and used to make traditional Japanese sweets and other dishes (often used attributively): mochi balls;mochi ice cream. Also called but·ter mo·chi . a sticky, spongy Hawaiian dessert whose principal ingredients are butter, sugar, eggs, rice flour, and coconut milk. Origin of mochi Borrowed into English from Japanese around 1880–90 Words nearby mochi moccasin telegraph, moccies, mocha, mocha stone, Mocha ware, mochi, Mochica, mochila, mock, mockado, mock chicken Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mochi His body is like a lump of mochi pastry, and his limbs like dango dumplings. Japanese Fairy World\|William Elliot Griffis Great balls of mochi, sak, flowers, and choice new varieties of vegetables are appropriate offerings. Japanese Girls and Women\|Alice Mabel Bacon The August Princes have presented themselves before the King for three days to receive gifts of mochi. Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan\|Various The merriment of the season is materially heightened by the making of the mochi. A Japanese Boy\|Shigemi Shiukichi For Kagé there has been soft rice paste (mochi) and dumpling (dango) in unstinted quantities. Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)\|James S. De Benneville
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