noun
crushed umeboshi; crushed pickled plum
Refers to umeboshi (pickled plums) that have been crushed into a paste or soft form, often used as a condiment or filling. A food term.
See also: 梅干し
おにぎりの具に、つぶれ梅を使いました。
I used crushed pickled plum as a filling for the rice ball.
このつぶれ梅は、ご飯にのせて食べると美味しいです。
This crushed umeboshi is delicious when eaten on top of rice.
梅干し is the whole pickled plum, while 潰れ梅 specifically refers to the crushed or mashed form.
Compound of 潰れ (tsubure, 'crushed', from verb 潰れる) + 梅 (ume, 'plum').