年とし越こしそば

noun

New Year's Eve soba noodles

A traditional Japanese dish of soba noodles eaten on New Year's Eve, symbolizing longevity and cutting off the hardships of the old year.

See also: そば

• 大おお晦日みそかには年とし越こしそばを食たべる習しゅう慣かんがある。

  There is a custom of eating toshikoshi soba on New Year's Eve.

• 今年ことしも家か族ぞくで年とし越こしそばをすすった。

  This year too, we slurped toshikoshi soba as a family.