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
- to dig camote; to fail or struggle in an...
Ancestry of “mangamote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | kamote | The plant "Ipomoea batatas"; The tuber of this... |
| 2 | Mexican Spanish | camote | — |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | camohtli | the edible tuber of the sweet potato plant,... |