さといも

Japanese
Alternative spelling
里芋

Etymology

From 里(さと) (sato, “village”) + 芋(いも) (imo, “potato”). Literally, "village potato".

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) さといも [sàtóímó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠to̞imo̞]

Noun

さといも or サトイモ • (satoimo) ←さといも (satoimo)?

  1. Taro, a tropical food plant, Colocasia esculenta

Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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