"dragon's beard candy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque from Chinese 龍鬚糖/龙须糖 (lóngxūtáng). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|-}} Calque from Chinese, {{zh-l|龍鬚糖}} 龍鬚糖/龙须糖 (lóngxūtáng) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dragon's beard candy (uncountable)
  1. A 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. Wikipedia link: dragon's beard candy Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sweets Translations (traditional Chinese sweet): 龍鬚糖 /龙须糖 (lóngxūtáng) (Chinese Mandarin), lohikäärmeen parta (Finnish)
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