Vocab Info
N1 Noun
芋tuber, taro, potato, yokel, bumpkin
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
tuber, taro, potato, yam
Noun
2.
Noun
3.
dud, worthless thing
All Forms
芋 【いも】、薯 【いも】、藷 【いも】、イモ
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土の中から芋を掘る。
To dig up potatoes from the ground.
芋はデンプンを蓄えています。
Potatoes store starch.
ジャガイモとサツマイモ、どっちの芋が好きですか?
Do you prefer regular potatoes or sweet potatoes?
ご飯が主食の国もあればパンが主食の国もあり、芋が主食の国もあります。
Some countries eat rice as their staple, others bread, and some others potatoes.
捉えようによっては、芋とご飯はどちらも炭水化物なのでダイエットの敵である。
Depending on how you look at it, both potatoes and rice are carbs, so they're both horrible when on a diet.
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