"odango" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: odango [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese お団子 (おだんご, odango). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ja|お団子|tr=おだんご, odango}} Japanese お団子 (おだんご, odango) Head templates: {{en-noun|*}} odango (plural odango)
  1. A Japanese sweet round dumpling made from mochiko (rice flour), eaten off a stick. Related to mochi. Translations (sweet dumpling): お団子 (odango) (alt: おだんご) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-odango-en-noun-wzt0YwTJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Foods Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Foods: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'sweet dumpling': 99 1
  2. A bun hairstyle (forming topknots resembling the shape of dangos)
    Sense id: en-odango-en-noun-6gu~jYRo
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          "rice flour",
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