kamote

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/kəˈmoʊ.teɪ/

A form of camote — sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

OriginTagalog kamote ← Mexican Spanish camote ← Classical Nahuatl camohtli →
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Meanings

nounkamote (plural kamotes)

plural kamotes

  1. PhilippinesalternativeAlternative form of camote.

Origin

  1. Classical Nahuatlcamohtli
  2. Mexican Spanishcamote“sweet potato”
  3. Tagalogkamote
  4. Englishkamote

Borrowed from Tagalog kamote, from Mexican Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

kamote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamote

MLA

“kamote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamote. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kamote,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kamote.

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