Satsuma

[ sat-soo-muh, sat-suh-muhJapanese sah-tsoo-mah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

satsuma

/ sætˈsuːmə /

a small citrus tree, Citrus nobilis var. unshiu, cultivated, esp in Japan, for its edible fruit
the fruit of this tree, which has a loose rind and easily separable segments

Satsuma

/ ˈsætsʊˌmɑː /

Origin of Satsuma¹

C19: originally from the province of Satsuma , Japan

And with that the man from Satsuma trod on him as he lay there, and spat upon him, and went away indignantly.

But they were totally defeated by the troops of Aidzu and Satsuma, who guarded the city.

The saddest and the gravest case, however, was that of the Satsuma war, which took place in 1877.

There was another group of men, differing from both, namely, the partisans of the real father of the Prince of Satsuma.

I have always understood that Satsuma and Chosiu were fierce anti-foreign clans.'

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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