odango

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noun

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

OriginJapanese お団子 →
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Meanings

nounodango (plural odango)
  1. A Japanese sweet round dumpling made from mochiko (rice flour), eaten off a stick. Related to mochi.
  2. A bun hairstyle (forming topknots resembling the shape of dangos)

Origin

  1. Japaneseお団子
  2. Englishodango

From Japanese お団子 (おだんご, odango).

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Translations

Japanese お団子
  • お団子 (odango)sweet dumpling

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Dagoongoonda
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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