Search results for "Camote"

dallug n Tips of the sweet potato [camote] plants, the leaves of which are eaten.

gapas phr.: sugpang to gapas. n 1Cotton. 2A tree with cotton-like pods which can be used for pillows. It can also be spun into thread. [DB says this plant will only bear one crop and then die. (ck if this is same plant or different. DB says it is not the same as kapok.] 3A kind of white camote.

kali 1v To dig [One can use an ilus or other sharpened stick to dig. If one digs with a shovel, that is also kali.; This seems to be generic for dig. (ck other kinds of digging and/or using an instrument and if position matters.] see: kutkut 1. 2v dig up 3Dig camotes. Warò ogtamong to anak din no konò ogpakapangali. There is no one to watch her children so she won't be able to dig camotes. [ck if pangali can apply to other tuberous roots]