Satsuma

American  

[sat-soo-muh, sat-suh-muh, sah-tsoo-mah] / sætˈsu mə, ˈsæt sə mə, ˈsɑ tsʊˌmɑ /

noun

1. a former province on S Kyushu, in SW Japan: famous for its porcelain ware.

2. (lowercase)  a kind of mandarin orange.

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satsuma ¹ British  

/ sætˈsuːmə /

noun

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

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Satsuma ² British  

/ ˈsætsʊˌmɑː /

noun

1. a former province of SW Japan, on S Kyushu: famous for its porcelain

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Etymology

Origin of satsuma

C19: originally from the province of Satsuma , Japan

Example Sentences

Sumo oranges, a seedless satsuma–mandarin orange hybrid, only began shipping to the United States a decade ago.

From Slate

A Bristol film school, Boom Satsuma is reusing some of the items.

From BBC

Smaller items were given away to Boom Satsuma - a sixth form film school based at Bottle Yard Studios.

From BBC

Police in Satsuma, Alabama stopped the car and found marijuana and a loaded hangun.

From Seattle Times

Jane Hunt, Conservative MP for Loughborough in Leicestershire, had "very few" symptoms before a tumour the size of a satsuma was discovered during a colonoscopy in July.

From BBC