daifuku

English

Etymology

From Japanese 大福 (daifuku, “very filling”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

daifuku (plural daifuku)

1. A Japanese dessert consisting of a large mochi stuffed with red bean paste.
   • 2016 June 27, Tejal Rao, “Making Mochi, a Japanese Treat That’s All About Texture”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     It’s easy to grab plastic-wrapped daifuku at Japanese grocery stores in New York, and to spot boxes of mochi ice cream in supermarket freezer aisles.

Further reading

• daifuku on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

Romanization

daifuku

1. Rōmaji transcription of だいふく