あられもち

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

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Noun

あられもち • (araremochi) 

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

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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