(やまも)

やまもり
noun, adverb
heaped, piled high
1. heaped, piled high, overflowing
A large amount of something piled up like a mountain, typically food on a plate.
ごはんを山盛(やまも)りにした。
I piled the rice high.
山盛(やまも)りの野菜(やさい)サラダを()べた。
I ate a salad with a heaping pile of vegetables.
(さら)唐揚(からあ)げが山盛(やまも)りに()られていた。
The plate was piled high with fried chicken.

山盛(やまも)り literally means "piled like a mountain" and is commonly used for food.

USAGE:

  • 山盛(やまも)りに()る: to pile high
  • 山盛(やまも)りの + noun: heaping ~

WORD FORMATION:
(やま) (mountain) + ()り (piling, serving)