紅芋

Chinese

 
red; revolutionary; prosperity
red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
Colocasia antiquorum
trad. (紅芋)
simp. (红芋)

Noun

紅芋

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Gan) sweet potato

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
べに
Grade: 6
いも
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From (beni, lipstick red) + (imo, potato).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [be̞ɲ̟iːmo̞]

Noun

(べに)(いも) or 紅芋(ベニイモ) • (beniimo) 

  1. a type of purple yam
  2. a species of sea snail, Conus pauperculus

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ベニイモ.

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