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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Whip up endless combinations of adorable treats like mochi, dango, and boba tea to delight your Sanrio friends. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 Edamame dip with crispy onions from Hello, Home Cooking, rosemary biscuits from Morning Baker, Buffalo party pizza from The Book of Pizza (cut with scissors, naturally), still-warm pimento cheese mochi balls (another hit from Ohana Style), and fluffy black-eyed pea fritters (Soomaaliya again). Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026 Satisfy your sweet tooth with a mochi donut or creamy boba tea. Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026 Duyen’s dish is as picturesque as Brandon’s, with a little bottle of coconut cream to pour into her mochi bowl. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026 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 30 Mar. 2026.

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