"大福" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [da̠iɸɯ̟kɯ̟] Forms: 大福 [canonical] (ruby: (だい), (ふく)), daifuku [romanization]
Etymology: From 大腹餅 (だいふくもち, daifuku mochi, “big stomach mochi (“very filling mochi”)”), by replacing 腹 (ふく, fuku, “stomach”) by homophone 福 (ふく, fuku, “luck”). Previously 腹太餅 (はらぶともち, harabuto mochi (“very filling mochi”), “stomach fat mochi”). Head templates: {{ja-noun|だいふく}} 大(だい)福(ふく) • (daifuku)
  1. daifuku, a Japanese confection consisting of a mochi (glutinous rice cake) stuffed with 餡子 (あんこ, anko, “red bean paste”). Wikipedia link: Daifuku, ja:大福
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