patata caliente

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paˌtata kaˈljente/ [paˌt̪a.t̪a kaˈljẽn̪.t̪e] Syllabification: pa‧ta‧ta ca‧lien‧te === Noun === patata caliente f (plural patatas calientes) (idiomatic, colloquial) hot potato (unwanted problem) === Further reading === “patata caliente”, 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