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Entry

1  bele

Part of speech

2  noun

Explanations in Malagasy

3  vomanga [Bara] [1.78] 4  karazana hanin-kotrana [1.13] 5  vomanga, bageda [Masikoro] [2.606#151]

Explanations in English

6  The sweet potato. (Bets. And Sak.) Batatas edulis, Choisy. Same as vomanga, ovihazo (Bets.), vihazo (Bets.), mbizo (Bets.), and tsimanga (Prov.), etc. [Betsileo, Sakalava] [1.2]

Explanations in French

7  patate douce [1.13] 8  (étymologie comme bela) Ipomoea batatas Poir. (Convolvulaceae). [Betsimisaraka, Betsileo] [1.196]

Examples

9  Ny haninkotrana (vomanga na bele sy saonjo) mbamin'ny voamaina (voanemba, tsaramaso) no hanentsenana ny banga araka izay azo atao. [2.606]

Vocabulary

10  Botany: vegetable

Analogs

11  bageda, batata, belena, bokala, mbizo, vomanga

Scientific name

Ipomoea batatas

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Anagrams

12 bele, 13 lebe

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Updated on 2025/09/13