kumara
noun
- sweet potato
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkuːməɹə/ / [ˈkʰʉːm(ə)ɹʷɐ] / [ˈkʰʉːmɐɾɐ]
name
Etymology: Borrowed from Māori.
- A small town on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Māori kūmarabor. English kumara Borrowed from Māori kūmara.
- The sweet potato.
“They introduced the gourd, taro and kumara from the Polynesian Islands to the New Zealanders.”
““And once, a woman threw a piece of cooked kumara at me and I ducked, and laughed…””