Where does “笹団子” come from?
笹団子 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 団子, from Japanese 団喜.
笹団子 (Japanese): a traditional Japanese confectionary from Niigata and Yamagata, made by steaming bamboo grass leaves wrapped around bean jam and rice paste
Definitions
- a traditional Japanese confectionary from Niigata and Yamagata, made by steaming bamboo grass leaves wrapped around bean jam and rice paste
Ancestry of “笹団子”, step by step
笹団子 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 団子
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 団子 | a dango; something round as a ball; a bunch, lump |
| 2 | Japanese | 団喜 | — |
via Japanese 笹
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 笹 | bamboo grass |