satsuma-imo

See also: Satsuma-imo, satsuma imo, Satsuma imo, and satsumaimo

English

Noun

satsuma-imo (countable and uncountable, plural satsuma-imo)

  1. Alternative form of satsumaimo.
    • 1905 April 1, J. C. Balet, L. Defrance, “Japanese Poetry”, in W[illiam] L[eonard] Courtney, editor, The Fortnightly Review, volume LXXVII, number CCCCLX, London: Chapman and Hall, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 640:
      Even among the lower orders, the vendors of satsuma-imo (sweet potatoes) and the hercules of the arena, the labourers or the dwellers by the riverside, is exhibited a highly-developed poetic instinct.
    • 2013 February 2, Amy Pataki, “JaBistro lures us in”, in Saturday Star, Toronto, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page L8, column 5:
      Deliciously defying categorization are caramelized pieces of miso-glazed pork loin ($16) with cute yellow cakes of starchy-sweet Japanese satsuma-imo (sweet potato) and cubes of cooked apple.
    • 2024, N.K. Padua, “Epilogue”, in Sweet Memories (Tales from the Thousand-Year Capital; 1), Altona, Man.: FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 196:
      Riku loved satsuma-imo as soon as he tried it, so he and the boys would help the farmer, learning what they could about growing, taking care of the sweet potatoes, the best time to harvest, and how to cook them properly.
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