camohtli

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

(Tlaxcala): kamojtl

Noun

camohtli

sweet potato.

Classical Nahuatl

Ipomoea batatas camohtli

Alternative forms

camotli (obsolete spelling)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kaˈmoʔ.t͡ɬi]

Noun

camohtli (inanimate)

the edible tuber of the sweet potato plant, Ipomoea batatas
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 239r:
  Turma de tierra o coſa aſſi. camotli.
  A truffle of the earth or something of the sort. camotli.

Derived terms

Caxtīllān camohtli

Descendants

→ Spanish: camote
- Chavacano: camote
- → English: camote
- → Tagalog: kamote

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl camohtli

Noun

camohtli (plural camohtini)

sweet potato.

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