さといも

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

• ずいき (zuiki, “taro stem”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN