Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Japanese

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word mochi.

Examples

  • I think I still love plain mochi sauteed in a frying pan and then dipped in a soy sauce with sugar.

    Thank You! 2008

  • Any combination of fresh fruit and mochi is the best, but my sister talked me into some Fruity Pebbles, which I must admit was pretty tasty.

    Free Food Alert: Red Mango Opening on 45th & 8th Ave. | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2008

  • On a whim, we also decided to try the chocolate peanut butter mochi, since the typical plain mochi with azuki bean paste in the center was nowhere to be found.

    Sushi Day » Mochi in Hawaii » Print 2008

  • On a whim, we also decided to try the chocolate peanut butter mochi, since the typical plain mochi with azuki bean paste in the center was nowhere to be found.

    Thank You! 2008

  • On a whim, we also decided to try the chocolate peanut butter mochi, since the typical plain mochi with azuki bean paste in the center was nowhere to be found.

    2008 September - Sushi Day - Sushiday.com 2008

  • Okane means money and mochi is derived from the infinitive motsu, or to hold onto.

    Money Book 2006

  • Okane means money and mochi is derived from the infinitive motsu, or to hold onto.

    September 2006 2006

  • It is extra-sticky and the Japanese call it 'mochi gome' or 'rice cake rice', since it's so glutenous that it is the rice of choice when making mochi.

    Archive 2005-04-01 2005

  • It is extra-sticky and the Japanese call it 'mochi gome' or 'rice cake rice', since it's so glutenous that it is the rice of choice when making mochi.

    April 2005 2005

  • Recent Links Tagged With "mochi" - JabberTags says:

    Thank You! 2008

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • What the moon rabbit is pounding in its mortar.

    February 8, 2010

  • Very nice, Pro.

    February 8, 2010