里芋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
里 芋
さと
Grade: 2 		いも
Grade: S
kun'yomi

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

里(さと)芋(いも) or 里芋(サトイモ) • (satoimo) 

  1. taro, a tropical root vegetable, 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, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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