Definition of 興し (おこし)

おこ

興し

おこし

okoshi

noun
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)(usually kana)
Other readings:
おこし《興》
おこし《粔籹》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
Related Kanji
entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure
cakes made from rice flour twisted into rings
Cake