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/Sounds like "kah" (as in "car") + "MOH" (as in "more") + "teh" (as in "ten")/

Meaning

To have a crush or be intensely infatuated with someone who won't let you think about anything else. In Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador, 'tener un camote' means being obsessed.

Examples

He's had a camote for the neighbor for months and hasn't talked to her.

Don't catch a camote for her, she has a boyfriend.

Regional synonyms

A street intersection in Mexico where red lights turn the sidewalk into a full scene of urban life. Expect vendors selling snacks, windshield washers, jugglers, and every kind of street hustle you can imagine. It is one of those uniquely Mexican spaces where the city pulses loudest.