土ど用よう餅もち

noun

doyō mochi; mochi eaten during the dog days of summer

A seasonal food custom: mochi made and eaten during the doyō period (the hottest part of summer).

• 土ど用よう餅もちは、夏なつの土ど用ようの時じ期きに食たべる餅もちのことです。

  Doyō mochi is mochi eaten during the summer doyō period.

• 祖そ母ぼが毎まい年とし、土ど用よう餅もちを作つくってくれる。

  My grandmother makes doyō mochi for us every year.