camohtli

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Tlaxcala): kamojtl

Noun

camohtli

1. sweet potato.

Classical Nahuatl

Ipomoea batatas camohtli

Alternative forms

• camotli (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈmoʔ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

camohtli (inanimate)

1. the edible tuber of the sweet potato plant, Ipomoea batatas
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 239r:

     Turma de tierra  o coſa aſſi.  camotli.

     A truffle of the earth or something of the sort.  camotli.

Derived terms

• Caxtīllān camohtli

Descendants

• → Spanish: camote
  • Chavacano: camote
  • → English: camote
  • → Tagalog: kamote
    • → Hokkien: ka-mú-tī

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl camohtli

Noun

camohtli (plural camohtini)

1. sweet potato.