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Where does “mangamote” come from?

mangamote (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kamote, from Mexican Spanish camote, from Classical Nahuatl camohtli — the edible tuber of the sweet potato plant,...

mangamote (Tagalog): to dig camote; to fail or struggle in an...

Definitions

  1. to dig camote; to fail or struggle in an...

Ancestry of “mangamote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogkamoteThe plant "Ipomoea batatas"; The tuber of this...
2Mexican Spanishcamote—
3Classical Nahuatlcamohtlithe edible tuber of the sweet potato plant,...
Every word from Classical Nahuatl camohtli →