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- Japanese · derived from牡丹“peony”
- English todaybotan rice
From Japanese 牡丹 (botan, “peony”) + rice, possibly after Japanese 牡丹餅 (botamochi, “botamochi, a Japanese sweet made with glutinous rice”).
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botan rice
Today it means: Synonym of glutinous rice. Full definition →
Japanese 牡丹