Etymology

camote

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Spanish camote ← Classical Nahuatl camohtli
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The story

  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromcamohtli
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcamote
  3. English todaycamote

From Spanish camote, from Classical Nahuatl camohtli. Compare Tagalog kamote.

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