noun
mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts or beans
Rare term; more commonly known as きんとん (金団). Refers to a traditional Japanese confection of mashed sweet potatoes mixed with sweetened chestnuts or beans.
See also: 金団
橘飩は、金団の別表記として古い文献に見られることがある。
橘飩 is sometimes seen in old documents as an alternative spelling for 金団.