sweet potato

noun

1

: a tropical vine (Ipomoea batatas) of the morning-glory family that is often grown for its edible tuberous root or for its ornamental variously shaped green to purple leaves and usually white to pinkish funnel-shaped flowers with pink to purple centers

also : the large thick sweet and nutritious tuberous root of the sweet potato that has beige, yellow, orange, red, or purple flesh and is cooked and eaten as a vegetable compare yam sense 2

2

: ocarina

Examples of sweet potato in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Breakfast, served right before landing, centered around an omelet filled with feta and sweet potato with satellite bowls of fresh fruit and cereal. — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

An employee was seen using their bare hands to push over the sweet potato waffle fries. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Are these on par with the sweet potato fries that come straight out of the fryer at my favorite burger spot? — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2026

Key Takeaways Choose compact sweet potato varieties like Vardaman or Beauregard for indoor pots. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sweet potato

• adagio
• altiplano
• arapaho
• arapahoe
• fortissimo
• manifesto
• minangkabau
• oregano
• ostinato
• pistachio
• politico
• portfolio

Kids Definition

sweet potato

noun

1

: a tropical vine related to the morning glories and having variously shaped leaves and purplish flowers

also : its large sweet starchy root that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable

2

: ocarina