chitoseame

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noun

A type of long candy eaten by Japanese children during the festival of Shichigosan.

OriginJapanese 千歳飴 →
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Meanings

nounchitoseame (uncountable)

alternative chitose ame

  1. uncountableA type of long candy eaten by Japanese children during the festival of Shichigosan.

Origin

  1. Japanese千歳飴
  2. Englishchitoseame

From Japanese 千歳飴 (chitose ame, literally “thousand year candy”).

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APA

chitoseame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chitoseame

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“chitoseame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chitoseame. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chitoseame,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chitoseame.

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