batata

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish batata, from Taino batata.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /bəˈtɑ.tə/

Noun

batata (plural batatas)

1. sweet potato (the plant).

Etymology

Borrowed from Taino batata.

Noun

batata f (plural batates)

1. the sweet potato plant (Ipomoea batatas)
2. the sweet potato tuber

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈta.ta/

Adjective

batata (accusative singular batatan, plural batataj, accusative plural batatajn)

1. singular present passive participle of bati

Verb

batata

1. present passive participle of batar

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish batata, from Taino batata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈta.ta/

Noun

batata f (plural batate)

1. sweet potato

Noun

batata class 2

1. plural of tata

Etymology

Borrowed from Taino batata (“sweet potato”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈtatɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈtatɐ/
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧ta

Noun

batata f (plural batatas)

1. potato

Etymology

Borrowed from Taino batata. Compare patata from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtata/, [baˈt̪at̪a]

Noun

batata f (plural batatas)

1. sweet potato

Further reading

• “batata” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.