satsuma

After a Japanese place name in Kyūshū, 薩摩 (さつま, Satsuma), from where it was first exported to the west.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /sætˈsuː.mə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /sætˈsu.mə/, /ˈsæt.səˌmɑ/
• Rhymes: -uːmə
• Hyphenation: sat‧su‧ma

satsuma (plural satsumas)

1. A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.

   Synonym: mikan

   • 2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 188:

     When satsumas are ready to eat, the skin is so supple, they damn near peel themselves.

• satsumaimo

From Japanese 薩摩 (さつま, Satsuma); see above.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑtsumɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ts̠umɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtsumɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sat‧su‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): sat‧su‧ma

satsuma

1. satsuma (seedless cultivar of tangerine, Citrus unshiu)

• “satsuma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

• masusta, samastu

1922: from Japanese 薩摩 (さつま, Satsuma); see above.

• IPA^(key): /satˈt͡su.ma/
• Rhymes: -uma
• Hyphenation: sa‧tsù‧ma

satsuma m (invariable)

1. satsuma (seedless cultivar of tangerine, Citrus unshiu)

   Synonym: miyagawa

• mussata

satsuma c

1. satsuma

   Satsumas är lättskalade

   Satsumas are easy to peel [easy-peeled]

The plural satsumas is often used to refer to a single satsuma as well.

• apelsin
• citrus
• clementin
• mandarin

• satsuma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• satsuma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)