Etymology

kumara

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Today it means: The sweet potato. Full definition →

First used 18th c.Māori kūmara
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kumara · noun1

  1. Māori · borrowed fromkūmara
  2. Māori · borrowed fromkūmara
  3. English todaykumara

Borrowed from Māori kūmara.

Kumara · proper noun2

Borrowed from Māori.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. The sweet potato.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.