boniato

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/ˌboʊniˈɑtoʊ/

noun

A Cuban type of sweet potato with light-colored flesh that is drier and less sweet than the varieties typical in the US (Ipomoea batatas).

OriginSpanish boniato ← Taíno bonyata →
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Meanings

nounboniato (plural boniatos)

plural boniatos

  1. USA Cuban type of sweet potato with light-colored flesh that is drier and less sweet than the varieties typical in the US (Ipomoea batatas).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cuban sweet potatowhite sweet potato

Origin

  1. Taínobonyata
  2. Spanishboniato
  3. Englishboniato

Borrowed from Spanish boniato (“sweet potato”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tobianoBoitanoboation
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APA

boniato. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boniato

MLA

“boniato.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boniato. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boniato,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boniato.

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