ジャガイモ

Japanese
ジャガイモ (jagaimo): a bunch of potatoes.

Etymology

Clipped compound of ジャガタラ (jagatara) +‎ 芋 (imo, “potato”).

ジャガタラ is a corruption of Dutch Djakarta, from Indonesian Jakarta.

The potato was first introduced to Japan via the Dutch East Indies, hence the Jakarta connection.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ジャガイモ [jàgáímó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑa̠ɡa̠imo̞]

Noun

ジャガイモ or じゃがいも • (jagaimo) 

  1. ジャガ芋: the potato, Solanum tuberosum: the plant or its edible tuber

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

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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