Meaning of satsumaimo | Babel Free

Definitions

A Japanese form of sweet potato.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“She uses broccoli rabe instead of aka takana (spicy mustard greens), shops in the Caribbean markets of her Washington Heights neighborhood for batatas rather than Japanese satsumaimo (yellow sweet potatoes), and has learned to love the local mofongo, the Dominican version of mashed plantains with lots of garlic.”

“At last, Ms. Lo returns to Japan for creamy cubes of roasted satsumaimo, the yellow sweet potato.”

“3 medium satsumaimo (Japanese sweet potato) […] Scrub the satsumaimo and cut them into bite-size pieces. Soak the pieces in a bowl of water for 5 minutes to draw out the extra starch.”

CEFR level