mochi

noun

mo·​chi ˈmō-chē How to pronounce mochi (audio)
: a doughlike mass made from cooked and pounded glutinous rice used in Japan as an unbaked pastry

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The unassuming madeleines embody Xiao Ye’s eclectic, expansive ethos: delicate French pastries baked with mochi rice flour and masa, dusted in jalapeño powder. The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024 The demand for hojicha mochi muffins and misugaru cookies and ssuk pound cake is a whirlwind for the baker and her new shop, but her pastries have always been popular — even if her road to baking was never planned. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024 Try your hand at a delightfully chewy miso-and-maple-pecan butter mochi cake. Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 17 Oct. 2024 When it's cooled, use it as a sweet topping on mochi or even bread. Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mochi 

Word History

Etymology

Japanese

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mochi was in 1970

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“Mochi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mochi. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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