camote
English
Etymology
From Spanish camote, from Classical Nahuatl camohtli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈmoʊti/
Noun
camote (plural camotes)
- sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Derived terms
- camote cue
- camote fries
- camote tops
Anagrams
- came to, comate, come at
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish camote.
Noun
camote
- sweet potato
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl camohtli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈmote/ [kaˈmo.t̪e]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: ca‧mo‧te
Noun
camote m (plural camotes)
- (Mexico, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Peru, Philippines, parts of Argentina) sweet potato
- Synonyms: batata, boniato, chaco, papa dulce
Derived terms
- camotal
- camotear
- camote poblano
- camotero
Descendants
- Chavacano: camote
- → English: camote
- → Tagalog: kamote
Further reading
- “camote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014