noun
Japanese sweet made with glutinous rice and azuki bean paste
A traditional sweet whose name is a pun on 御目出度う (congratulations). Used in celebratory contexts.
See also: 御目出度う
お祝いの席で御目出糖をいただきました。
I had some omedetō sweets at the celebration.
この和菓子屋では、おめでとうと
This Japanese confectionery sells a rice cake sweet called omedetō.
The standard congratulatory expression, from which this sweet's name is derived as a pun.
Ateji spelling punning on 御目出度う (congratulations). The kanji 糖 (sugar) hints at the sweet nature of the food.