橘きっ飩とん

noun

mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts or beans

Rare term; more commonly known as きんとん (金団). Refers to a traditional Japanese confection of mashed sweet potatoes mixed with sweetened chestnuts or beans.

See also: きんとん

• 橘きっ飩とんは、金きん団とんの別べつ表ひょう記きとして古ふるい文ぶん献けんに見みられることがある。

  橘飩 is sometimes seen in old documents as an alternative spelling for 金団.