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odango

odango noun: a Japanese sweet round dumpling made from mochiko (rice flour), eaten off a stick. Related to mochi.

odango: a Japanese sweet round dumpling made from mochiko (rice flour), eaten off a stick. Related to mochi
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Noun

odango (plural odango)

  1. A Japanese sweet round dumpling made from mochiko (rice flour), eaten off a stick. Related to mochi.
  2. A bun hairstyle (forming topknots resembling the shape of dangos)

Forms of odango

pluralodango

Origin of odango

From Japanese お団子 (おだんご, odango).

Questions about odango

What does odango mean?
Odango means a Japanese sweet round dumpling made from mochiko (rice flour), eaten off a stick. Related to mochi.
What part of speech is odango?
Odango is a noun.
What is the plural of odango?
The plural of odango is odango.

Words near odango in the dictionary

  1. odallers
  2. odalman
  3. odalmen
  4. odals
  5. odanacatib
  6. odango
  7. odas
  8. Odawa
  9. Odawara
  10. Odawas
  11. odaxelagnia

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