ダマ

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Meanings

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Refers to a small, often undesirable lump formed when powder or ground material clumps together, such as flour in batter or ground meat in cooking.

ホットケーキの生き地じにダマができないように、よく混まぜてください。
Mix well so that no lumps form in the pancake batter.
ひき肉にくを炒いためるときは、ダマをほぐしながら火ひを通とおす。
When frying ground meat, cook it while breaking up the clumps.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉にダマができるlumps form in ~ (batter, flour, etc.)
小こ麦むぎ粉こに水みずを加くわえたら、ダマができてしまった。
When I added water to the flour, lumps formed.
ダマになるto turn lumpy, to clump up
卵たまごを一いっ気きに入いれると、生き地じがダマになりやすい。
If you add the egg all at once, the batter tends to become lumpy.
ダマを取とるto remove the lumps (from a mixture)
ソースはふるいでダマを取とってから使つかう。
Strain the sauce to remove the lumps before using it.