ぽち

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Etymology 1

Noun

ぽち or ポチ • (pochi) 

  1. a small spot or protrusion; speck, point, dot
    Synonyms: ぽっち (potchi), ぽつ (potsu), ちょぼ (chobo)
  2. (dialectal, Kansai) gratuity, tip
    Synonyms: 心付け (kokorozuke), 祝儀 (shūgi), チップ (chippu)
Derived terms

Suffix

ぽち • (-pochi) 

  1. Synonym of ぽっち (-potchi)

Etymology 2

There are various theories about the derivation:

Proper noun

ぽち or ポチ • (Pochi) 

  1. A given name for a dog.
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