batata

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish batata, from Taíno batata. Doublet of potato. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈtɑ.tə/ === Noun === batata (plural batatas) sweet potato (plant) sweet potato (foodstuff) ==== Derived terms ==== batata vada === Anagrams === Tabata == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Taíno batata. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈta.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [baˈta.ta] === Noun === batata f (plural batates) sweet potato plant (Ipomoea batatas) Synonyms: moniatera, moniato sweet potato tuber Synonym: moniato ==== Coordinate terms ==== patata === Further reading === “batata”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “batata” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. “batata”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈtata/ Rhymes: -ata Syllabification: ba‧ta‧ta === Adjective === batata (accusative singular batatan, plural batataj, accusative plural batatajn) singular present passive participle of bati == Ido == === Verb === batata present passive participle of batar == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish batata, from Taíno batata. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈta.ta/ Rhymes: -ata Hyphenation: ba‧tà‧ta === Noun === batata f (plural batate) sweet potato Synonyms: patata americana, patata dolce == Lingala == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bàtààtá. === Noun === batata class 2 plural of tata == Papiamentu == === Etymology === From Spanish batata and Portuguese batata and Kabuverdianu batata. The Spanish word comes from Taíno batata. === Noun === batata potato == Ponosakan == === Etymology === From Manado Malay batata, from Spanish batata, from Taíno batata. === Noun === batata sweet potato == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish batata, from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -atɐ Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧ta === Noun === batata f (plural batatas) potato ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Gujarati: બટાટો (baṭāṭo) → Itsekiri: imatátá, matátá → Kannada: ಬಟಾಟಿ (baṭāṭi) → Konkani: बटाट (baṭāṭ) → Makhuwa: patata → Marathi: बटाटा (baṭāṭā) → Kannada: ಬಟಾಟೆ (baṭāṭe) → Tulu: ಬಟಾಟೆ (baṭāṭe) → Sinhalese: බතල (batala) → Swahili: mbatata === Further reading === “batata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “batata”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “batata”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “batata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Taíno batata. Doublet of patata. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈtata/ [baˈt̪a.t̪a] Rhymes: -ata Syllabification: ba‧ta‧ta === Noun === batata f (plural batatas) (Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Canary Islands, parts of Argentina) sweet potato Synonyms: (Cuba, Uruguay, Spain) boniato, (Mexico, Central America, Chile, Peru) camote, chaco, batata dulce, papa dulce, (Spain) patata dulce ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: batata→ Gujarati: બટાટો (baṭāṭo)→ Itsekiri: imatátá, matátá→ Kannada: ಬಟಾಟಿ (baṭāṭi)→ Konkani: बटाट (baṭāṭ)→ Makhuwa: patata→ Marathi: बटाटा (baṭāṭā)→ Kannada: ಬಟಾಟೆ (baṭāṭe)→ Tulu: ಬಟಾಟೆ (baṭāṭe)→ Sinhalese: බතල (batala)→ Swahili: mbatata === Further reading === “batata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Taíno == === Noun === batata ? sweet potato ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: batata→ Portuguese: batata→ Gujarati: બટાટો (baṭāṭo)→ Itsekiri: imatátá, matátá→ Kannada: ಬಟಾಟಿ (baṭāṭi)→ Konkani: बटाट (baṭāṭ)→ Makhuwa: patata→ Marathi: बटाटा (baṭāṭā)→ Kannada: ಬಟಾಟೆ (baṭāṭe)→ Tulu: ಬಟಾಟೆ (baṭāṭe)→ Sinhalese: බතල (batala)→ Swahili: mbatata → Spanish: patata