芋掘り

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 芋掘り is read as いもほり and means “digging for potatoes or sweet potatoes”.
• Basic usage: It denotes children digging potatoes and participating in a sweet-potato harvest in clothes that may get dirty.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• ジャガイモ畑で / サツマイモの芋掘り
  • Specify the crop with ジャガイモ畑で or サツマイモの芋掘り.