Meanings
noundragon's beard candy (uncountable)
- uncountableA traditional Chinese sweet similar to halva or cotton candy made from fine white sugar, peanuts, desiccated coconut, white sesame seeds, corn syrup and glutinous rice flour.
Origin
Calque from Chinese 龍鬚糖／龙须糖 (lóngxūtáng).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 龍鬚糖 /龙须糖
- 龍鬚糖 /龙须糖 (lóngxūtáng)traditional Chinese sweet
Finnish lohikäärmeen parta
- lohikäärmeen partatraditional Chinese sweet
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