Search result(s) - kamót

A tropical plant, from whose berries an excellent mucilage is obtained and whose roots yield tapioca; a cassava plant. (see balínghoy, kamotingkáhoy).

Well cooked, boiled till soft. Anók nga kán-on, lánkà, kamóti, etc. Rice boiled till soft, a well cooked jackfruit, thoroughly done sweet potatoes, etc.

To boil soft, to cook well, especially said of all kinds of tubers and vegetables. Tánki akó sing kamóti kag anókon mo. Boil some sweet potatoes for me and cook them well. Ginaánok níya na ang mga patátas, kay nakasáyod siá nga índì gid akó kaúyon sang talangkónon nga latâ ukón alibútdan. She now boils the potatoes properly, for she knows, that I do not at all like tubers that are overdone or underdone.

Under-developed, stunted, injured in growth; to be or become stunted, etc.; not well made or done. Arikotóy nga táo. A man of very low stature, below the normal size. Arikotóy nga trabáho. Clumsy work, a bungling performance. Nagarikotóy ang talóng, kamátis, kamóti, tabákò, etc., kay lakás ang ínit kag kúlang ang ulán. The egg-plants, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, tobacco-plants, etc., were injured in growth by too great heat and lack of rain. (see arí-arí, agíl-agíl).

An insect often found in sweet potatoes, etc. It causes the infected part to become very bitter and unpalatable. Kamóti nga binalántik. Sweet potatoes infested with the insect balántik.

The cassava plant from which tapioca is obtained. (see kamotingkáhoy).