Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

satsumaimo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sat-sumaimo
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Japanese form of sweet potato.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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 lots of garlic."
"At last, Ms. Lo returns to Japan for creamy cubes of roasted satsumaimo, the yellow sweet potato."
"3 medium satsumaimo (Japanese sweet potato) […] Scrub the satsumaimo and cut them into bite-size pieces. Soak the pieces in a bowl of water for 5 minutes to draw out the extra starch."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 薩(さつ)摩(ま)芋(いも) (Satsuma imo, literally “Satsuma potato”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

satsumaimos (plural) satsuma imo (alternative) satsuma-imo (alternative)

Questions

What does satsumaimo mean?: A Japanese form of sweet potato.
Where does satsumaimo come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 薩(さつ)摩(ま)芋(いも) (Satsuma imo, literally “Satsuma potato”).

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