also: こなもの
noun
flour-based food; flour-based dishes
Kansai-origin term for dishes made primarily from flour, especially okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and similar casual foods. Often used in contrast to rice-based meals.
大阪では粉もんが人気です。
Flour-based dishes are popular in Osaka.
今夜は粉もんにしよう。
Let's have flour-based food tonight.
Standard spelling with the full reading こなもの.
Search-only katakana variant.
From 粉 (こな, 'flour') + 物 (もの, 'thing'), contracted to もん in colloquial Kansai speech.