ka-mú-tī

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Hokkien

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Tagalog kamote (sweet potato; act of performing badly on a task), from Mexican Spanish camote (sweet potato), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli (sweet potato).

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Noun

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ka-mú-tī

  1. (Philippines) sweet potato
  2. (Philippines, slang) fool; idiot; dimwit; simpleton; dunce

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