noun
tile-shaped rice cracker
A traditional Japanese rice cracker shaped like a roof tile, often associated with regions like Kagawa Prefecture.
香川県のお土産に瓦煎餅を買った。
I bought tile-shaped rice crackers as a souvenir from Kagawa Prefecture.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, common in everyday writing.
Generic term for rice crackers; 瓦煎餅 specifically refers to the tile-shaped variety.
Compound of 瓦 (kawara, 'roof tile') and 煎餅 (senbei, 'rice cracker'), referring to its shape.