芋いもの子こ

noun

minor taro root; taro cormlet/cormel

Refers to the small side corms that grow around the main taro corm; includes both 子芋 (smaller) and 孫芋 (even smaller). Used in cooking and agriculture.

See also: 子芋 · 孫芋

• 芋いもの子こを煮に物ものに使つかうと、ほくほくしておいしい。

  When you use minor taro roots in a simmered dish, they become fluffy and delicious.

• 親おや芋いもの周まわりにたくさんの芋いもの子こがついている。

  Many small taro cormlets are attached around the parent corm.

noun

jam-packed with people

Used in the set phrase 芋の子を洗うよう, describing a crowd so dense that people jostle like taro cormlets being washed in a basket. Colloquial and vivid.

See also: 芋の子を洗うよう

• 夏なつの海かい水すい浴よく場じょうは芋いもの子こを洗あらうような混こん雑ざつだ。

  The beach in summer is so crowded it's like washing taro cormlets.