Dictionary

daifuku en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大福 (daifuku, “very filling”).

Meanings

1. A Japanese dessert consisting of a large mochi stuffed with red bean paste.
   • 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. 2016 June 27, Tejal Rao, “Making Mochi, a Japanese Treat That’s All About Texture”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2021:

Forms