noun
round rice-flour dumpling
Rare historical term for a round dumpling made from rice flour or similar ingredients; not used in modern everyday language.
古い文献に「麭」という菓子の記述がある。
There is a description of a confection called 'konamochi' in old documents.
団子 is the common modern word for round dumplings, while 麭 is a rare historical term.
The term こなもち literally means 'powder rice cake', from 粉 (こな, powder/flour) and 餅 (もち, mochi). The kanji 麭 and 糕 are rare and historically used for similar flour-based foods.