camote
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From Spanish camote, from Classical Nahuatl camohtli. Compare Tagalog kamote.
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camote (plural camotes)
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camote
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Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl camohtli.
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camote m (plural camotes)
- (Mexico, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Peru, Philippines, parts of Argentina) sweet potato
- Synonyms: batata, boniato, chaco, papa dulce
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- “camote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014