Japanese

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Alternative spelling
霰餠
 
あられもち

Etymology

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Attested from the 17th century.[1] Of (あられ) (arare, hailstone; small cube) + (もち) (mochi).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [a̠ɾa̠ɾe̞mo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

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あられもち (araremochi

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

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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