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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /boˈnjato/, [boˈnjat̪o]

Noun

boniato m (plural boniatos)

sweet potato
(Spain, colloquial) euro

Synonyms

(sweet potato):

batata
camote
chaco
moniato
patata dulce

(euro):

euro
pavo

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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