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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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