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ca⋅mo⋅te

[kuh-moh-tey; Sp. kah-maw-te]
–noun
batata.

ba⋅ta⋅ta

[buh-tah-tuh; Sp. bah-tah-tah]
–noun
a type of tropical sweet potato, Batatas edulis, somewhat dry and delicate in flavor.
Also called boniato, camote.
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ba·ta·ta   (bə-tä'tə)   
n.  A type of sweet potato having somewhat dry, bland, yellowish to white flesh, used as a staple food in many tropical countries. Also called boniato, camote.

[American Spanish, perhaps of Taino origin.]
ca·mo·te   (kə-mō'tā)   
n.  See batata.

[American Spanish, from Nahuatl camotli.]
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