EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
sweet potato...
head teacher; principal...
last; final...
Pang-uri
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/ka-MO-te/
FIL: Isang uri ng halamang-ugat na may malaki at matamis na laman, karaniwang kulay lila, kahel, o puti.
EN: sweet potato
The OG Pinoy merienda! Can be boiled (nilaga), fried with sugar (kamote cue), or made into chips. But wait, there's more! In traffic slang, 'kamote' is a reckless, unskilled driver or rider who causes accidents or chaos. "Ang kamote mo naman mag-drive!"
From Spanish 'camote', which comes from Nahuatl 'camotli'.
Has a secondary, slang meaning referring to an unskilled or reckless person, especially a driver.
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🇵🇭 Masarap gawing meryenda ang nilagang kamote.
🇺🇸 Boiled sweet potato is a delicious snack.
🇵🇭 Tinawag siyang kamote rider dahil sa delikado niyang pagmamaneho.
🇺🇸 He was called a kamote (reckless) rider because of his dangerous driving.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.