Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A seedless mandarin orange originally cultivated in Japan.
  • noun A Japanese porcelain.

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

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Satsuma, a peninsula of southwest Kyushu, Japan.]

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From Japanese place name in Kyushu, 薩摩, Satsuma.

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Examples

  • A satsuma is a quintessential part of Christmas (although we don't seem to mind if it's a satsuma, clementine or any other orange citrus fruit).

    Home | Mail Online 2009

  • Siomio uji Sanron skibby ukiyo-e sansei skimmia ume Sapporo, adj. soba urushi sasanqua (or sodoku urushic acid Sasankwa) Soka Gakkai urushiol Sasebo, adj. soy urushiye sashimi soya wacadash satori soya bean waka satsuma soyate Wakayama, adj. satsuma ware soybean wakizashi sawara cypress soybean cyst warabi sayonara nematode wasabi sayonara, interj. soybean lecithin yagi sen soybean milk yakitori sendai, adj. soybean oil yakuza Sendai virus soybean oil meal Yamaguchigumi sentoku soy flour yamamai seppa soy frame Yamato-e seppa dai soymilk yamoto seppuku sugi Yawata, adj. sesshin suiseki yayoi, adj.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 1 1982

  • Apart from the completely fruity lines (like strawberry, mango, satsuma, papaya and so on), the products just smell a little manufactured (for lack of a better word).

    Fragrance etc. « Sunayana’s Blog 2010

  • The boys move through the house, opening cupboards and shedding socks, leaving a Hansel and Gretel trail of chocolate coin foil, crumbs, used tissues and satsuma peel.

    Diary of a separation 2012

  • I reckon I've got half a tomato, two thirds of the satsuma, but it'll take a braver man than me to attempt a grapefruit.

    One last thing... Gregg Wallace 2011

  • We bought Meyer lemons, pistachios, avocados (we hit the tail end of their Zutano crop), and a couple of satsuma oranges.

    Finding Local Food on the California Roadside « Dyepot, Teapot 2010

  • Inevitably most flyers not flyerers are transported back to my flat in the bottom of my bag, soggy and covered in crumbs, hairgrips and satsuma peel.

    Isy Suttie: My Edinburgh 2011

  • The top taste for me is also satsuma (mikan in Japanese), which has an interesting tale behind why it is so-called.

    Winter turns to Spring 2009

  • Like the names of restaurant dishes here — "Creole cream-cheese cannoli with pistachios and satsuma sorbet" — the costumed performance feels like a seduction.

    New Orleans Done Over, Done Right Nancy deWolf Smith 2010

  • Like the names of restaurant dishes here — "Creole cream-cheese cannoli with pistachios and satsuma sorbet" — the costumed performance feels like a seduction.

    New Orleans Done Over, Done Right Nancy deWolf Smith 2010

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