おもち

noun

mochi; glutinous rice cake

Polite form of 餅 (もち). Refers to the soft, chewy rice cake made from pounded glutinous rice, often eaten on special occasions or in soups.

• お正しょう月がつにはお餅もちを食たべます。

  We eat mochi during the New Year.

• お雑ぞう煮ににお餅もちが入はいっています。

  There is mochi in the ozoni soup.