boniato


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bo·ni·a·to

 (bō′nē-ä′tō)
n. pl. bo·ni·a·tos
See batata.

[American Spanish, variant of earlier boniata, perhaps of Antillean origin.]
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boniato

(ˌbəʊnɪˈɑːtəʊ; bɒnˈjɑːtəʊ)
n
a variety of sweet potato grown in the Caribbean
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