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Texture & Touch

もそもそ

moso-moso

Dry and mealy; absorbing mouth moisture

A dry, coarse texture that feels unpleasant in the mouth or on the skin — like eating unseasoned sweet potato or dry bread.

💡Eating dry sweet potato — 'This sweet potato is moso-moso without any butter.'

Example

焼き芋がもそもそして喉が渇く。

The baked sweet potato is moso-moso and makes me thirsty.

Quiz yourself

The dry bread was ___ and hard to swallow.

パサついたパンが○○して飲み込みにくい。

breadricecookingeatingdiscomfort
Intermediate