mochi

See also: Mochi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese (もち) (mochi).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmoʊtʃi/, /ˈmɒtʃi/

Noun

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, archived from the original on 15 July 2021:
      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.
      One of the most popular ways to eat mochi is in the sweet packages known as daifuku: The dough is stretched around a filling of red bean paste, or creams in flavors like green tea, chocolate or strawberries.

Derived terms

Translations

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Further reading

Anagrams

Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *močɨ.[1]

Noun

mochi

  1. all

References

  1. ^ Campbell, Lyle; Langacker, Ronald W. (October 1978), “Proto-Aztecan Vowels: Part III”, in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 44, number 4, page 262 of 262–279:(1) all, everything *močɨ

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Plural of moco.

Noun

mochi m pl (plural only)

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mochi m pl

  1. plural of moco

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

mochi

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

Upper Sorbian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mochi

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of moch

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

From moch (pigs) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

Verb

mochi (first-person singular present mochaf)

  1. to behave like a pig
    1. to wallow
      Synonym: ymdrybaeddu
    2. to grunt
      Synonym: rhochian
  2. to defile
    Synonyms: halogi, difwyno

Conjugation

Conjugation of mochi (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future mochaf mochi moch, mocha mochwn mochwch mochant mochir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
mochwn mochit mochai mochem mochech mochent mochid
preterite mochais mochaist mochodd mochasom mochasoch mochasant mochwyd
pluperfect mochaswn mochasit mochasai mochasem mochasech mochasent mochasid, mochesid
present subjunctive mochwyf mochych mocho mochom mochoch mochont mocher
imperative moch, mocha moched mochwn mochwch mochent mocher
verbal noun mochi
verbal adjectives mochedig
mochadwy
Conjugation of mochi (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future mocha i,
mochaf i
mochi di mochith o/e/hi,
mochiff e/hi
mochwn ni mochwch chi mochan nhw
conditional mochwn i,
mochswn i
mochet ti,
mochset ti
mochai fo/fe/hi,
mochsai fo/fe/hi
mochen ni,
mochsen ni
mochech chi,
mochsech chi
mochen nhw,
mochsen nhw
preterite mochais i,
moches i
mochaist ti,
mochest ti
mochodd o/e/hi mochon ni mochoch chi mochon nhw
imperative mocha mochwch

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Mutation

Mutated forms of mochi
radical soft nasal aspirate
mochi fochi unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “mochi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies