satsuma

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sætˈsuːmə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sat so̅o̅′mə, sat′sə mə Japn. sä′tsŏŏ mä′)



Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
satsuma /sætˈsuːmə/ n
  1. a small citrus tree, Citrus nobilis var. unshiu, cultivated, esp in Japan, for its edible fruit
  2. the fruit of this tree, which has a loose rind and easily separable segments
Etymology: 19th Century: originally from the province of Satsuma, Japan
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Sat•su•ma  (sat so̅o̅′mə, sat′sə mə Japn. sä′tsŏŏ mä′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa former province on S Kyushu, in SW Japan: famous for its porcelain ware.
  2. ([l.c.]) a kind of mandarin orange.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Satsuma /ˈsætsʊˌmɑː/ n
  1. a former province of SW Japan, on S Kyushu: famous for its porcelain
'satsuma' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Satsuma ware

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