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Texture & Touch

ぼてぼて

bote-bote

Plodding heavily; pudgy and clumsy

An unappealingly thick, heavy consistency — batter that's too dense or paint applied too thickly. Also describes a plump person or animal plodding along heavily.

💡Mixing pancake batter poorly — 'The batter is bote-bote, add more milk.'

Example

太った猫がぼてぼてと歩いてきた。

The fat cat came plodding along heavily.

Quiz yourself

The pancake batter was ___ and needed more liquid.

パンケーキの生地が○○して、もっと水分が必要だ。

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