kamote
English
Noun
kamote (plural kamotes)
- (Philippines, rare) sweet potato
Anagrams
- matoke
Asi
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli.
Noun
kamote
- sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- the tuber of this plant
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧mo‧te
- IPA(key): /kaˈmote/
Noun
kamote
- sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- the tuber of this plant
- (informal) failure, botched attempt
- Synonym: kalabasa
Adjective
kamote
- (informal) stupid
- Synonyms: patal, bobo, pangol, tonto, tonta
Derived terms
- kamoteng kahoy
- mangamote
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧mo‧te
- IPA(key): /kaˈmote/, [kʌˈmu.t̪ɪ]
Noun
kamote
- sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- the tuber of this plant
Related terms
- badyo
- galay
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli. Senses about performing badly is possibly an expression about students should instead plant potatoes, or a play on the word kamot (“scrach”), about scratching one's heads when unable to know what to do.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧mo‧te
- IPA(key): /kaˈmote/, [kɐˈmo.te]
Noun
kamote (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜓᜆᜒ)
- sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- the tuber of this plant
- (slang) act of performing badly on a task
- (slang, by extension) a driver with little or no regard for the rules of the road
Derived terms
- kamoteng-kahoy
See also
- patatas
Adjective
kamote (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜓᜆᜒ)
- (slang) puzzled; unable to figure out how to resolve a problem or a task
Derived terms
- anak ng kamote
- kamote ang ulo
- makamote
- mangamote
- pangangamote
See also
- loko
Further reading
- “kamote”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018