Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

odango

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: odan-go
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A bun hairstyle (forming topknots resembling the shape of dangos)

Etymology

From Japanese お団子 (おだんご, odango).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Questions

What does odango mean?: A Japanese sweet round dumpling made from mochiko (rice flour), eaten off a stick. Related to mochi.
Where does odango come from?: From Japanese お団子 (おだんご, odango).

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