boniato

English

Etymology

From Spanish boniato.

Noun

boniato (plural boniatos)

(US) A Cuban type of sweet potato with light-colored flesh that is drier and less sweet than the varieties typical in the US (Ipomoea batatas).

Anagrams

boation, tobiano

Spanish

boniato

Alternative forms

moniato

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno bonyata.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boˈnjato/ [boˈnja.t̪o]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -ato
Syllabification: bo‧nia‧to

Noun

boniato m (plural boniatos)

(Cuba, Uruguay, Spain) sweet potato
Synonyms: batata, camote, chaco, moniato, patata dulce
(Spain, colloquial) euro
Synonyms: euro, pavo

Derived terms

boniatillo
comparar papas y boniatos
palo boniato

Descendants

→ Catalan: moniato
→ English: boniato

Further reading

“boniato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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