kamote

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Tagalog kamote, from Mexican Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈmoʊ.teɪ/ === Noun === kamote (plural kamotes) (Philippines) Alternative form of camote. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === matoke == Asi == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mexican Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli. === Noun === kamote sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) the tuber of this plant == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mexican Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ka‧mo‧te IPA(key): /kaˈmote/ [kɐˈmo.t̪e] === Noun === kamote sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) the tuber of this plant ==== Related terms ==== == Central Bikol == === Etymology === Borrowed from Mexican Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈmote/ [kaˈmo.te] Hyphenation: ka‧mo‧te === Noun === kamóte (Basahan spelling ᜃᜋᜓᜆᜒ) sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) the tuber of this plant (informal) failure, botched attempt Synonym: kalabasa === Adjective === kamóte (Basahan spelling ᜃᜋᜓᜆᜒ) (informal) stupid Synonyms: patal, palpal, pulpol, pangol, bobo, boba, tonto, tonta ==== Derived terms ==== == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === kamuti — obsolete === Etymology === Borrowed from Mexican Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli. The sense about performing badly is possibly an expression suggesting students should instead plant potatoes, or possibly a play on the word kamot (“scratch”), about scratching one's head when not knowing what to do. However, this sense already exists as part of Mexican Spanish slang: see verb Spanish camotear (“to wander with no specific purpose in mind”). Compare Chamorro kamote (“shucks; dang it”) and kamuti (“sweet potato”). See also Hokkien 大番薯 (tōa-han-chî), Cantonese 大番薯 (daai6 faan1 syu4-2), Hakka 大番薯. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈmote/ [kɐˈmoː.t̪ɛ] Rhymes: -ote Syllabification: ka‧mo‧te === Noun === kamote (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜓᜆᜒ) sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) the tuber of this plant (slang) act of performing badly on a task (slang, by extension) a driver, most likely a motorcycle driver, with little or no regard for the rules of the road Synonym: (Rizal) aburan ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== patatas === Adjective === kamote (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜓᜆᜒ) (slang) puzzled; unable to figure out how to resolve a problem or a task ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: kamote → Hokkien: ka-mú-tī ==== See also ==== loko === Further reading === “kamote”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎[1], Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 104 === Anagrams === kometa