camote

English

Etymology

From Spanish camote, from Classical Nahuatl camohtli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəˈmoʊti/

Noun

camote (plural camotes)

sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

Derived terms

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

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