mochitsuki

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Pounding mochi as part of Japanese New Year

Word forms

mochitsuki

Etymology

From Japanese 餅搗き (もちつき, mochitsuki, “pounding mochi”), from Japanese 餅 (もち, mochi) + Japanese 搗 (つく, tsuku, “pounding”).

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