satsuma

1 3.9

A small sweet orange that peels easily and has few seeds

noun
/ˈsætsuːmə/

: satsuma

So this has dried Cheerios, some satsuma, little yo yogurt, and some cream cheese on toast.
satsuma tangerine
satsuma orange
sweet satsumas

Examples

Yeah, that's the Satsuma oranges.

Cupids on Beacon Street (2021)
What was wrong with a satsuma and a couple of walnuts in a stocking?

Finding Your Feet (2017)
They've got their drinks and they're having satsumas as well.
Look for seedlessness (can that be a word?) and the ability to set fruit without another variety to pollinate it: 'Clementine' and 'Satsuma' are others to look for.

Blog text (24)
The satsuma is a sweet, seedless mandarin orange that is easy to peel and perfect for snacking.
After peeling the satsuma, I enjoyed its juicy and flavorful segments for dessert.
He brought a basket of fresh satsumas to the picnic, delighting everyone with their sweetness.

Synonyms

mandarin orange

vssatsuma

1 2.3

A small sweet orange fruit that is easy to peel

is a specific seedless variety of that fruit often eaten fresh

Compounds

satsuma tree

5.3

A small orange tree that produces sweet seedless fruit you peel easily

How Sweet

satsuma

1 3.9

mandarin

5 1.3

orange

126 1.0

grapefruit

57 1.0

lemon

318 1.0

Surface Forms

satsuma singular

satsumas plural

Etymology

Satsuma comes from the name of the Satsuma region in Japan, where these sweet, easy-to-peel mandarins were first sent abroad and called Satsuma mikan, with mikan meaning 'mandarin'. So, the name helps you remember it is a small, sweet, seedless orange that is easy to peel.