botamochi

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noun

A Japanese sweet made by soaking sweet rice and forming it into balls with azuki bean paste packed around them.

OriginJapanese ぼたもち →
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Meanings

nounbotamochi (plural botamochi)
  1. A Japanese sweet made by soaking sweet rice and forming it into balls with azuki bean paste packed around them.

Origin

  1. Japaneseぼたもち
  2. Englishbotamochi

Borrowed from Japanese ぼたもち, 牡丹餅.

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APA

botamochi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botamochi

MLA

“botamochi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botamochi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “botamochi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botamochi.

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