Sweet-potatoey

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of sweet potatoes. informal

    "sweet-potatoey flavour"

Example

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"The rain forest may be loaded with all kinds of edible fruits like […] the giant irregularly oblong green fruit called mbé (Anonidium mannii) that falls with a far-carrying head-crushing thud and whose orange flesh with its sweet-potatoey flavor is so rich in protein that in a real fix its ripe pasty flesh eaten salted and spiced with chilies makes a delicious substitute meal."

Etymology

From sweet potato + -ey.

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