As nouns the difference between mochi and idli
is that mochi is a Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice while idli is a Southeast Asian cake made from rice and lentils, whose ground mixture is fermented and steamed in a mold.
As a proper noun Mochi
is a Bantu language of Tanzania.
mochi
English
Proper noun
(head)
a Bantu language of Tanzania
idli
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A Southeast Asian cake made from rice and lentils, whose ground mixture is fermented and steamed in a mold.
References
* OED 2nd edition 1989
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