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sweet potato

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌswiːt pəˈteɪtoʊ/ · UK /ˌswiːt pəˈteɪtəʊ/

sweet potato means: A large root vegetable with a sweet taste, often orange inside.

noun

SWEET ROOT VEGETABLEB1

A large root vegetable with a sweet taste, often orange inside.

  • I baked a sweet potato.
  • She added sweet potatoes to the soup.
  • Do you prefer sweet potato fries or regular fries?

Common phrases: baked sweet potato, sweet potato fries, sweet potato soup

VINE PLANTB2

A plant with long growing stems that produces large, sweet roots people can eat.

  • Sweet potato grows well here.
  • The sweet potato vines spread across the garden.
  • Farmers grow sweet potatoes in warm weather.

Similar words: batata, Ipomoea, kumara, kumera

Common phrases: sweet potato vine, sweet potato leaves, grow sweet potato

SMALL WIND INSTRUMENTC2

A small, rounded musical instrument with holes, played by blowing into it.

  • He played a sweet potato.
  • Her sweet potato was made of clay.
  • The musician played a folk tune on a sweet potato.

Similar words: ocarina

Common phrases: play sweet potato, clay sweet potato, a sweet potato

Questions about sweet potato

What does sweet potato mean?

A large root vegetable with a sweet taste, often orange inside.

What is sweet potato in other languages?

Türkçe: tatlı patates · Español: batata · Français: patate douce · Deutsch: Süßkartoffel · Italiano: patata dolce · 日本語: サツマイモ

How do you pronounce sweet potato?

In American English /ˌswiːt pəˈteɪtoʊ/; in British English /ˌswiːt pəˈteɪtəʊ/.

How do you use sweet potato in a sentence?

I baked a sweet potato. She added sweet potatoes to the soup.

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