あられもち

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
霰餠
あられもち

Etymology

Attested from the 17th century.[1] Of 霰(あられ) (arare, “hailstone; small cube”) + 餠(もち) (mochi).

Pronunciation

Noun

あられもち • (araremochi) 

  1. arare, small pieces of fried mochi
    Synonym: あられ (shortened)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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