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dango¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 団子 (dango).

noun dangos · dango

  1. A Japanese dumpling made from mochiko (rice flour). On a given day he went to the parental home of his bride to inquire after the health of the family, when they gave him some dango (dumplings) to eat.

dango²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 談合 (dangō).

noun

  1. uncountable In Japan, bid rigging for public works contracts. However the manner in which dango, bribery, and collusive activity was dealt with in Japan took a dramatic turn in 1993, beginning with the corruption scandal, which culminated in the arrest of Mr. Shini Kanemaru […]

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noun dumpling

한국어당고 danggo
日本語団子 dango
中文團子 /团子 tuánzi

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"dango." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dango. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dango. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dango

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"dango." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dango.

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@misc{dango_2026,
  title = {dango},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dango},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}