バントウ

noun

flat peach; donut peach; Saturn peach

Refers to the flat variety of peach (Prunus persica var. platycarpa), known for its squat shape. Common in Japanese fruit shops and seasonal fruit talk.

• 今年ことしはバントウが甘あまくておいしい。

  This year the flat peaches are sweet and delicious.

• スーパーで珍めずらしいバントウを見みつけた。

  I found some unusual flat peaches at the supermarket.