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Meanings of sweet potato in English

Portuguese
batata-da-terra
Catalan
moniato

Pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh.

batata-da-terra
Portuguese
ocarina
Catalan
ocarina
Spanish
ocarina

Egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes.

ocarina
Usage of sweet potato in English
1
The result of the sweet potato's arrival was a highland population explosion.
Guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies
2
The sweet potato does not mature until the fall of the year.
Black and White: Land, Labor, and Politics in the South
3
Mash the sweet potato very smooth, and rub it through a sieve.
Seventy-Five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes and Sweetmeats, by Miss ...
4
So, with a minimum effort, you can prepare the sweet potato wheels.
The South African
5
She had also ordered a Bonfire BBQ burger and sweet potato fries.
News.com.au
6
Stir in the roasted sweet potato and most of the coriander leaves.
The South African
7
Among these, taro beds and sweet potato patches may still be traced.
Archeological Investigations / Bureau of American Ethnology, Bul...
8
So things like bananas, plantain and sweet potato, that sort of thing.
The Guardian
9
Several marked varieties of the sweet potato are raised in the Polynesian groups.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom / Considered in...
10
The sweet potato is thought to have originated in Central or South America.
The Irish Times
11
Indeed, Ms Lowe's image of a sweet potato is of an organic variety.
News.com.au
12
Brown rice, quinoa, seasonal vegetables and sweet potato are among the best choices.
The Irish Times
13
Place the drained rice, sweet potato, and water in the rice cooker bowl.
The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
14
Add 150ml water, the finely diced sweet potato and the lentils.
The Irish Times
15
Whole butternut, sweet potato and pumpkin last months longer than the prepared stuff.
The South African
16
There is not a sweet potato left; not a single yam.
Typee: A Romance of the South Seas
This collocation consists of:
Translations for sweet potato
Spanish
ocarina
Sweet potato through the time
Sweet potato across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
Ireland
Less common
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