noun
manju
noun
1
A traditional Japanese confection with a soft outer dough and a sweet filling, often red bean paste.
"The bakery sells fresh manju filled with sweet red bean paste every morning."
How to Use Manju
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Japanese sweet bun-like treat, usually filled with bean paste.
Word Forms
manju plural, manjus plural
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Etymology
From Japanese manju, itself from a Chinese word for a filled steamed bun.