boniato

English

Etymology

From Spanish boniato.

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

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Spanish

boniato

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boˈnjato/, [boˈnjat̪o]

Noun

boniato m (plural boniatos)

1. sweet potato
2. (Spain, colloquial) euro

Synonyms

(sweet potato):

• batata
• camote
• chaco
• papa 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.