Etymology

konpeito

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Today it means: Japanese confectionery in the form of small bumpy sugar spheres. Full definition →

Japanese こんぺいとう
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  1. Japanese · borrowed fromこんぺいとう
  2. English todaykonpeito

Borrowed from Japanese こんぺいとう.

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