also: あおぎなこ
noun
green soybean flour; roasted green soybean powder
Made from parched green soybeans; a variant of きな粉 (roasted soybean flour). Used in traditional Japanese sweets.
See also: きな粉
青きな粉をまぶしたお団子は香ばしい。
Dumplings coated with green soybean flour are fragrant.
この和菓子には青きな粉が使
This Japanese sweet uses green soybean flour.
Standard roasted soybean flour, typically made from yellow soybeans. 青きな粉 is a green variant made from green soybeans.
Compound of 青 (green) + きな粉 (roasted soybean flour). The reading あおぎなこ is a voiced variant of あおきなこ.