kinako

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese きなこ (kinako, literally “yellow flour”).

Noun

kinako (uncountable)

1. A type of roasted soybean flour.
   • 2013, William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi, History of Tofu and Tofu Products (965 CE to 2013), Soyinfo Center, →ISBN, page 1146:

     Many of Japan's most popular confections are dusted with a light coating of sweetened kinako. These confections usually consist of a grain such as mochi (pounded glutinous rice), or steamed, pounded millet filled with […]

Further reading

• kinako on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• konaki