杯さかずき洗あらい

noun

sake cup rinsing bowl

A small bowl or vessel used in traditional sake service for rinsing sake cups (ochoko) between pours. Also referred to as 杯洗 (さかずきあらい).

See also: 杯洗

• 料りょう亭ていでは、杯さかずき洗あらいに水みずを張はってお猪ちょ口こをすすぎます。

  At traditional Japanese restaurants, they fill the cup-rinsing bowl with water and rinse the sake cups.