noun
stick of candy; candy stick
Refers to a stick-shaped hard candy, often a traditional Japanese sweet. The term is somewhat old-fashioned and may be encountered in nostalgic or regional contexts.
駄菓子屋で飴ん棒を買った。
I bought a stick of candy at the cheap sweets shop.
Compound of 飴 (ame, 'candy') + ん (genitive particle, contraction of の) + 棒 (bō, 'stick'). The exact historical derivation of the ん insertion is uncertain, but it likely reflects an older colloquial form.