"kamote" meaning in Tagalog

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Adjective

IPA: /kaˈmote/ [Standard-Tagalog], [kɐˈmoː.t̪ɛ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜃᜋᜓᜆᜒ [Baybayin], kamuti [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -ote Etymology: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli. The sense about performing badly is possibly an expression suggesting students should instead plant potatoes, or possibly a play on the word kamot (“scratch”), about scratching one's head when not knowing what to do. However, some sources state that this sense already exists as part of Spanish slang. Compare Chamorro kamote (“shucks; dang it”) and kamuti (“sweet potato”). See also Hokkien 大番薯 (tōa-han-chî), Cantonese 大番薯 (daai⁶ faan¹ syu⁴⁻²), Hakka 大番薯. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es-MX|camote||sweet potato}} Borrowed from Mexican Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), {{der|tl|nci|camohtli||}} Classical Nahuatl camohtli, {{cog|ch|kamote||shucks; dang it}} Chamorro kamote (“shucks; dang it”), {{cog|nan-hbl|大番薯|tr=tōa-han-chî}} Hokkien 大番薯 (tōa-han-chî), {{sup|6}} ⁶, {{sup|1}} ¹, {{sup|4-2}} ⁴⁻², {{cog|yue|大番薯|tr=daai⁶ faan¹ syu⁴⁻²}} Cantonese 大番薯 (daai⁶ faan¹ syu⁴⁻²), {{cog|hak|大番薯}} Hakka 大番薯 Head templates: {{tl-adj|b=+}} kamote (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜓᜆᜒ)
  1. (slang) puzzled; unable to figure out how to resolve a problem or a task Tags: slang Derived forms: anak ng kamote, kamote ang ulo, makamote, mangamote, pangangamote Related terms: loko
    Sense id: en-kamote-tl-adj-xdw0G79e Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Root vegetables, Vegetables Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 43 37 4 12 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 40 43 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 30 32 7 18 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 42 42 3 9 5 Disambiguation of Root vegetables: 42 47 4 5 2 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 44 45 4 5 2

Noun

IPA: /kaˈmote/ [Standard-Tagalog], [kɐˈmoː.t̪ɛ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜃᜋᜓᜆᜒ [Baybayin], kamuti [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -ote Etymology: Borrowed from Mexican Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), from Classical Nahuatl camohtli. The sense about performing badly is possibly an expression suggesting students should instead plant potatoes, or possibly a play on the word kamot (“scratch”), about scratching one's head when not knowing what to do. However, some sources state that this sense already exists as part of Spanish slang. Compare Chamorro kamote (“shucks; dang it”) and kamuti (“sweet potato”). See also Hokkien 大番薯 (tōa-han-chî), Cantonese 大番薯 (daai⁶ faan¹ syu⁴⁻²), Hakka 大番薯. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|es-MX|camote||sweet potato}} Borrowed from Mexican Spanish camote (“sweet potato”), {{der|tl|nci|camohtli||}} Classical Nahuatl camohtli, {{cog|ch|kamote||shucks; dang it}} Chamorro kamote (“shucks; dang it”), {{cog|nan-hbl|大番薯|tr=tōa-han-chî}} Hokkien 大番薯 (tōa-han-chî), {{sup|6}} ⁶, {{sup|1}} ¹, {{sup|4-2}} ⁴⁻², {{cog|yue|大番薯|tr=daai⁶ faan¹ syu⁴⁻²}} Cantonese 大番薯 (daai⁶ faan¹ syu⁴⁻²), {{cog|hak|大番薯}} Hakka 大番薯 Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} kamote (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜓᜆᜒ)
  1. sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
    Sense id: en-kamote-tl-noun-~sW47wRc Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries, Morning glory family plants, Root vegetables, Vegetables Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 43 37 4 12 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 40 43 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 30 32 7 18 14 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 42 42 3 9 5 Disambiguation of Morning glory family plants: 27 44 14 12 3 Disambiguation of Root vegetables: 42 47 4 5 2 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 44 45 4 5 2
  2. the tuber of this plant
    Sense id: en-kamote-tl-noun-YXqPJz11
  3. (slang) act of performing badly on a task Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-kamote-tl-noun-A1ZAGptv Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 43 37 4 12 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 30 32 7 18 14
  4. (slang, by extension) a driver, most likely a motorcycle driver, with little or no regard for the rules of the road Tags: broadly, slang
    Sense id: en-kamote-tl-noun-Ob6uWdsA Categories (other): Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 30 32 7 18 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kamoteng-kahoy Related terms: patatas
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      "expansion": "kamote (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋᜓᜆᜒ)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ka‧mo‧te"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "patatas"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sweet potato",
          "sweet potato"
        ],
        [
          "Ipomoea batatas",
          "Ipomoea batatas#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the tuber of this plant"
      ],
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        [
          "tuber",
          "tuber"
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        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "Tagalog slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "act of performing badly on a task"
      ],
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          "perform",
          "perform"
        ],
        [
          "task",
          "task"
        ]
      ],
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        "(slang) act of performing badly on a task"
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tagalog slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a driver, most likely a motorcycle driver, with little or no regard for the rules of the road"
      ],
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        [
          "driver",
          "driver"
        ],
        [
          "motorcycle",
          "motorcycle"
        ],
        [
          "rules of the road",
          "rules of the road"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, by extension) a driver, most likely a motorcycle driver, with little or no regard for the rules of the road"
      ],
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        "broadly",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈmote/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɐˈmoː.t̪ɛ]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ote"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kamote"
}

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      "word": "anak ng kamote"
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      "word": "kamote ang ulo"
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      "word": "makamote"
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      "word": "mangamote"
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    {
      "word": "pangangamote"
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    }
  ],
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    "ka‧mo‧te"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "loko"
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  ],
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        "Tagalog slang"
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      "glosses": [
        "puzzled; unable to figure out how to resolve a problem or a task"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "puzzled",
          "puzzled"
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          "unable",
          "unable"
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          "figure out"
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          "resolve",
          "resolve"
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          "problem"
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        "(slang) puzzled; unable to figure out how to resolve a problem or a task"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈmote/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kɐˈmoː.t̪ɛ]",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ote"
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  ],
  "word": "kamote"
}

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