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It was National Cook a Sweet Potato Day a few months ago! How do you say “sweet potato” in your language?


KAMÚTI • (kuh-MOO-ti)
sweet potato
Tagálog (Filipino): kamóte


Etymology
From Spanish camote “sweet potato”, from Classical Nahuatl camohtli “sweet potato”


Derived Term
KAMÚTING DÚTUNG • (kuh-MOO-ting DOO-toong)
cassava (literally “wood sweet potato”)
Tagálog (Filipino): kamóteng-káhoy


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