栗くりきんとん

noun

mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts

A traditional Japanese confection, often associated with New Year's celebrations. The name literally means 'chestnut gold dumpling'.

See also: きんとん

• お正しょう月がつに栗くりきんとんを食たべる家か庭ていが多おおい。

  Many families eat kuri kinton during the New Year.

• 祖そ母ぼが作つくる栗くりきんとんは甘あまさ控ひかえめでおいしい。

  The kuri kinton my grandmother makes is mildly sweet and delicious.