noun
mud ball; dirt ball
A ball made of mud or dirt, often associated with children's play or the Japanese art of hikaru dorodango (polishing mud balls to a shine).
子供たちが泥団子を作って遊んでいる。
The children are making mud balls and playing.
光る泥団子を作るには根気がいる。
It takes patience to make a shiny mud ball.
Compound of 泥 (doro, 'mud') and 団子 (dango, 'dumpling, ball').