えさもち

Japanese

Alternative spellings
餌持ち エサ持ち

Etymology

From 餌(えさ) (esa) + 持(も)ち (mochi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 持(も)つ (motsu).”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞sa̠mo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

えさもち or エサもち • (esamochi) 

1. (fishing) ability of bait to stay on a hook