경단

gyeongdan
Noun

Definitions

gyeongdan; sweet rice balls
Tteok, rice cake, made by kneading the flour of glutinous rice or millet in the shape of a ball, steaming, and coating it with honey, mashed red beans, mashed mung beans, ground sesame seeds, etc.
찹쌀이나 수수의 가루를 반죽하여 동글동글하게 빚어 삶은 다음 꿀을 바르거나 팥, 녹두, 참깨 등의 가루를 묻힌 떡.

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Dictionary data from Korean Learners' Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA.