경단

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 瓊團, from 瓊 (“elegant”) + 團 (“ball”).

    Etymology

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyeongdan
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongdan
    McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngdan
    Yale Romanization?kyengtan

    Noun

    경단 • (gyeongdan) (hanja 瓊團)

    1. A kind of Korean rice cake consisting of balls of glutinous rice flour boiled and coated with various sweet toppings.

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    Derived terms

    • 수수경단 (susugyeongdan)
    • 찹쌀경단 (chapssalgyeongdan)
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