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satsuma imo

satsuma imo is the alternative form of satsumaimo.

Meaning of satsumaimo

Noun

satsumaimo (countable and uncountable, plural satsumaimos or satsumaimo)

  1. A Japanese form of sweet potato.
    • She uses broccoli rabe instead of aka takana (spicy mustard greens), shops in the Caribbean markets of her Washington Heights neighborhood for batatas rather than Japanese satsumaimo (yellow sweet potatoes), and has learned to love the local mofongo, the Dominican version of mashed plantains with...2007 December 26, Julia Moskin, “A Celebration of the New Year Ushers in a Bit of Japan”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...

Noun capitalized: Satsuma imo

Satsuma imo (countable and uncountable, plural Satsuma imo)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of satsumaimo.
    • Of potatoes, that is, the Satsuma imo, or sweet potato, there were plenty, which were eaten as “refreshments” between meals, being baked at ovens or stands along the street, and sold like cakes or nuts.1890, William Elliot Griffis, “The City of the Happy Well”, in Honda the Samurai: A Story of Modern Japan, Boston, Mass.; Chicago, Ill.: Congregational Sunday-School and Publishing Society, →OCLC...
    • The “Satsuma imo,” a species of sweet potato, derives its name from the province of Satsuma, which forms part of this Prefecture. This potato is said to have been originally brought from the Luchu Islands to this district, and from thence to have spread throughout Japan.1900 September 19, A. R. Firth, Japan. Report on Agriculture and Horse and Cattle Breeding in Kagoshima Prefecture. (No. 539 Miscellaneous Series. Diplomatic and Consular Reports.), London: […] [F]or...

Forms of satsuma imo

pluralsatsuma imo
pluralsatsuma imos
pluralSatsuma imo

Questions about satsuma imo

What is satsuma imo the alternative form of?
Satsuma imo is the alternative form of satsumaimo.
What part of speech is satsuma imo?
Satsuma imo is a noun.
What is the plural of satsuma imo?
The plural of satsuma imo is satsuma imo.

Words near satsuma imo in the dictionary

  1. satsebeli
  2. satsirna
  3. satsirnas
  4. satsivi
  5. satsuma
  6. satsuma imo
  7. satsuma imos
  8. Satsuma plum
  9. Satsuma plums
  10. Satsuma ware
  11. satsuma-imo

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