Talk:white sweet potato
Latest comment: 7 years ago by BD2412 in topic white sweet potato
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Sum of parts. It's a "white" "sweet potato". SemperBlotto (talk) 03:39, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
- (Replying also to the discussion at User_talk:SemperBlotto#white_sweet_potato SemperBlotto's talk page): I made the entry based on [1], which lists "white sweet potato" as a synonym of boniato (tropical sweet potato/Cuban sweet potato/white sweet potato/white-fleshed sweet potato/batiste/batata/batata dulce/camote), which it lists as a distinct vegetable, in a separate entry from "sweet potato". Both are of the species Ipomoea batatas, but white sweet potato refers to specific cultivars traditional in Cuba, not just any white sweet potato cultivar. Goldenshimmer (talk) 03:53, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
- The boniato is distinct, mostly because the origin of the name limits its reference to Cuba, but white sweet potato refers to white-fleshed sweet potatoes of various types from various parts of the world. In fact, the website's chain of synonyms ("boniato = tropical sweet potato = Cuban sweet potato = white sweet potato = white-fleshed sweet potato = batiste = batata = batata dulce = camote") includes batata, which is a general name for any sweet potato, as well as camote, which is a Mexican name for sweet potatoes. I should also mention that their picture of a yamaimo looks to me more like a nagaimo, which is referred to in Chinese using the same characters that the Japanese use for yamaimo (if you're not confused by now, you're not paying attention). People who make websites about produce don't necessarily know much about languages or about other cultures than the ones that happen to have produce markets in their area, so the websites shouldn't be used as sources for dictionary entries (not to mention that they have little standing in our Criteria for inclusion). Chuck Entz (talk) 04:33, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
- Yep, confused. I think I'll leave this one to the experts, I guess…. Goldenshimmer (talk) 04:35, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
- The boniato is distinct, mostly because the origin of the name limits its reference to Cuba, but white sweet potato refers to white-fleshed sweet potatoes of various types from various parts of the world. In fact, the website's chain of synonyms ("boniato = tropical sweet potato = Cuban sweet potato = white sweet potato = white-fleshed sweet potato = batiste = batata = batata dulce = camote") includes batata, which is a general name for any sweet potato, as well as camote, which is a Mexican name for sweet potatoes. I should also mention that their picture of a yamaimo looks to me more like a nagaimo, which is referred to in Chinese using the same characters that the Japanese use for yamaimo (if you're not confused by now, you're not paying attention). People who make websites about produce don't necessarily know much about languages or about other cultures than the ones that happen to have produce markets in their area, so the websites shouldn't be used as sources for dictionary entries (not to mention that they have little standing in our Criteria for inclusion). Chuck Entz (talk) 04:33, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
No consensus to delete after many months. bd2412 T 21:56, 28 August 2016 (UTC)