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紅芋

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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紅芋

  1. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Gan) sweet potato

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
べに
Grade: 6
いも
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 ベニイモ on Japanese Wikipedia
 Conus pauperculus on Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(べに)(いも) or 紅芋(ベニイモ) (beniimo

  1. Synonym of 大薯 (daisho, purple yam) (Dioscorea alata)
  2. a purple variety of sweet potato
    Synonym: 紫芋 (murasaki-imo)
  3. a sea snail of species Conus pauperculus

Usage notes

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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.