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camote

American  
[kuh-moh-tay, kah-maw-te] / kəˈmoʊ teɪ, kɑˈmɔ tɛ /

noun

  1. batata.


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The vegan camote burrito on the lunch menu is a flour tortilla fattened with sweet potatoes charred in the embers of a wood-fired grill, giving the tuber a nice bitter edge.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2020

Although we all understood what to expect from “fall-spice brined chicken” and “brown-butter-roasted squash,” we didn’t grasp in advance what camote tetelas were.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2018

Unless you think too hard about what might be in it, the camote is a tasty, reasonable dish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2015

She made desserts for everyone in our village—dulce de camote con piña, empanadas de guayaba, palanquetas de cacahuate.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

Again, camote lands about the dwellings are disposed of to those who may want to build a dwelling.

From The Bontoc Igorot by Albert Ernest Jenks

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