mochitsuki

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noun

Pounding mochi as part of Japanese New Year

OriginJapanese 餅搗き →
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Meanings

nounmochitsuki (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePounding mochi as part of Japanese New Year

Origin

  1. Japanese搗“pounding”
  2. Japanese餅
  3. Japanese餅搗き“pounding mochi”
  4. Englishmochitsuki

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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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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