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konpeito

konpeito noun: japanese confectionery in the form of small bumpy sugar spheres.

konpeito: japanese confectionery in the form of small bumpy sugar spheres
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Noun

konpeito (uncountable)

  1. Japanese confectionery in the form of small bumpy sugar spheres.

Forms of konpeito

alternative formkonpeitō
alternative formkompeito

Origin of konpeito

Borrowed from Japanese こんぺいとう.

Questions about konpeito

What does konpeito mean?
Konpeito means japanese confectionery in the form of small bumpy sugar spheres.
What part of speech is konpeito?
Konpeito is a noun.

Words near konpeito in the dictionary

  1. Konotop
  2. Konottaa
  3. Konoval
  4. Konowal
  5. konpa
  6. konpeito
  7. konpeitō
  8. Konrad
  9. Konrath
  10. Konraths
  11. konseal

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