boniato

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish boniato (“sweet potato”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌboʊniˈɑtoʊ/

Noun

boniato (plural boniatos)

1. (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, Boitano

Spanish

Boniato

Alternative forms

• moniato

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno bonyata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈnjato/ [boˈnja.t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: bo‧nia‧to

Noun

boniato m (plural boniatos)

1. (Cuba, Uruguay, Spain) sweet potato

   Synonyms: batata, camote, chaco, moniato, patata dulce

2. (Spain, colloquial) euro

   Synonyms: euro, pavo

Derived terms

• boniatillo
• comparar papas y boniatos
• palo boniato

Descendants

• → Catalan: moniato
• → English: boniato

Further reading

• “boniato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025