金 平 糖(こんぺいとう)

こんぺいとう

noun

konpeito; small star-shaped sugar candy

1. konpeito; star-shaped sugar candy

Small, colorful, star-shaped sugar candies with a bumpy surface. Introduced to Japan by Portuguese traders in the 16th century.

金平糖(こんぺいとう)は色(いろ)とりどりできれいだ。

Konpeito are colorful and pretty.

お土産(みやげ)に金平糖(こんぺいとう)をもらった。

I received konpeito as a souvenir.

金平糖(こんぺいとう)は戦国(せんごく)時代(じだい)にポルトガルから伝(つた)わった南蛮(なんばん)菓子(がし)の一(ひと)つだ。

Konpeito is one of the Southern Barbarian sweets that came from Portugal during the Warring States period.

Small, colorful sugar candies with distinctive bumpy protrusions, giving them a star-like appearance. The name comes from the Portuguese word confeito (confectionery).

Introduced to Japan during the 戦国(せんごく)時代(じだい) (Sengoku period) by Portuguese missionaries. Historically, they were a luxury item presented to 織田信長(おだのぶなが) by the missionary Luis Frois in 1569.

Common collocations

金平糖(こんぺいとう)を作(つく)る (to make konpeito)
色(いろ)とりどりの金平糖(こんぺいとう) (colorful konpeito)

Making 金平糖(こんぺいとう) is extremely time-consuming, taking about two weeks of continuous rotation in a heated pan. They remain a popular traditional sweet and gift item.

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