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satsuma

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Satsuma

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

UK/sætˈsuː.mə/US/sætˈsu.mə/

» Have a satsuma for dessert.

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Meaning

1 senses

A seedless and easy-peeling cultivar of mandarin orange of Japanese origin; Citrus unshiu.
Satsuma
medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin

Examples

2 sentences

Have a satsuma for dessert.
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I eat steamed Satsuma potato bread.
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Translations

5 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

seedless cultivar of tangerine:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: satsumas

Singular	satsuma
Plural	satsumas

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

mikan

Close in meaning

a variety of mandarin orange, known commonly as cold hardy mandarin, Christmas orange, or tangerine:satsuma tree

Word family

1 related words

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