camote
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
As the earth is turned a camote, passed by in the camote harvest, is discovered; the old woman picks it up and lays it on the dry ground beside her.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Albert Ernest Jenks
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