ぽち
Japanese
Noun
ぽち or ポチ • (pochi)
- a small spot or protrusion; speck, point, dot
- Synonyms: ぽっち (potchi), ぽつ (potsu), ちょぼ (chobo)
- (dialectal, Kansai) gratuity, tip
- Synonyms: 心付け (kokorozuke), 祝儀 (shūgi), チップ (chippu)
Derived terms
- ぽち袋 (pochi bukuro, “money envelope”)
- 胸ポチ (munepochi)
Suffix
ぽち • (-pochi)
- Synonym of ぽっち (-potchi)
Related terms
- ぽちぽち (pochipochi)
- ぽちっと (pochitto)
- ぼちぼち (bochibochi)
- ぽつ (potsu)
- ぽつぽつ (potsupotsu)
- ぽつり (potsuri)
- ぽっち (potchi)
- ぽっちり (potchiri)
Etymology 2
There are various theories about the derivation:
- English spotty
- English pooch
- French petit (“small, little, petty”)
Proper noun
ぽち or ポチ • (Pochi)
- A given name for a dog.