satsumaimo
satsumaimo noun: a Japanese form of sweet potato.
Noun
satsumaimo (countable and uncountable, plural satsumaimos or satsumaimo)
- 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...
- At last, Ms. Lo returns to Japan for creamy cubes of roasted satsumaimo, the yellow sweet potato.2014 February 5, Pete Wells, “Keeping Her Passport Handy”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2014
Forms of satsumaimo
| plural | satsumaimos |
|---|---|
| plural | satsumaimo |
| alternative form | satsuma imo |
| alternative form | satsuma-imo |
| alternative form | Satsuma imo |
| alternative form | Satsuma-imo |
Origin of satsumaimo
Borrowed from Japanese 薩(さつ)摩(ま)芋(いも) (Satsuma imo, literally “Satsuma potato”).
Questions about satsumaimo
- What does satsumaimo mean?
- Satsumaimo means a Japanese form of sweet potato.
- What part of speech is satsumaimo?
- Satsumaimo is a noun.
- What is the plural of satsumaimo?
- The plural of satsumaimo is satsumaimos.
Words near satsumaimo in the dictionary
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