"mochitsuki" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Japanese 餅搗き (もちつき, mochitsuki, “pounding mochi”), from Japanese 餅 (もち, mochi) + Japanese 搗 (つく, tsuku, “pounding”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|餅搗き|t=pounding mochi|tr=もちつき, mochitsuki}} Japanese 餅搗き (もちつき, mochitsuki, “pounding mochi”), {{der|en|ja|餅|tr=もち, mochi}} Japanese 餅 (もち, mochi), {{der|en|ja|搗|t=pounding|tr=つく, tsuku}} Japanese 搗 (つく, tsuku, “pounding”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mochitsuki (uncountable)
  1. Pounding mochi as part of Japanese New Year Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-mochitsuki-en-noun-eGfRvxXW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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