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arare

arare noun: a Japanese confection made from small pieces of mochi (glutinous rice cakes) that are fried and usually flavored with soy sauce or other flavorings.

Noun

arare (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese confection made from small pieces of mochi (glutinous rice cakes) that are fried and usually flavored with soy sauce or other flavorings.
    • arare あられ 霰 little rice crackers resembling hailstones. They are eaten with drinks as tsumamimono.[1997, Richard Hosking, A Dictionary of Japanese Food, page 509
    • And the newest concoction made by Jen Kunishima at her McCully bakery is Arf Arf Arare, a rice-flour cracker glazed with beef broth, shaped like a tiny doggie bone and hand-wrapped with nori (seaweed).2000 September 20, Joan Clarke, “Quick Bites”, in Honolulu Advertiser, page D.3

Origin of arare

From Japanese あられ (arare).

Questions about arare

What does arare mean?
Arare means a Japanese confection made from small pieces of mochi (glutinous rice cakes) that are fried and usually flavored with soy sauce or other flavorings.
What part of speech is arare?
Arare is a noun.

Words near arare in the dictionary

  1. araras
  2. Ararat
  3. Ararat plain
  4. ararauna
  5. araraunas
  6. arare
  7. Araria
  8. arariba
  9. araribas
  10. araroba
  11. araru

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