batata
English
Etymology
Borrowed from SpanishCategory:English terms borrowed from Spanish#BATATACategory:English terms derived from Spanish#BATATA batata, from TaínoCategory:English terms derived from Taíno#BATATA batata. Doublet of potatoCategory:English doublets#BATATA.
Pronunciation
Noun
batata (plural batatas)Category:English lemmas#BATATACategory:English nouns#BATATACategory:English countable nouns#BATATACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BATATACategory:Pages with entries#BATATACategory:Pages with 11 entries#BATATA
- sweet potato (plant)
- sweet potato (foodstuff)
- 2007 December 26, Julia Moskin, “A Celebration of the New Year Ushers in a Bit of Japan”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
- She uses broccoli rabe instead of aka takana (spicy mustard greens), shops in the Caribbean markets of her Washington Heights neighborhood for batatas rather than Japanese satsumaimo (yellow sweet potatoes), and has learned to love the local mofongo, the Dominican version of mashed plantains with lots of garlic.Category:English terms with quotations#BATATA
Derived terms
Anagrams
Category:en:Morning glory family plants#BATATACategory:en:Root vegetables#BATATACatalan
Etymology
Borrowed from TaínoCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Taíno#BATATACategory:Catalan terms derived from Taíno#BATATA batata.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈta.tə]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#BATATA
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [baˈta.ta]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#BATATA
Noun
batata f (plural batates)Category:Catalan lemmas#BATATACategory:Catalan nouns#BATATACategory:Catalan countable nouns#BATATACategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#BATATACategory:Catalan feminine nouns#BATATACategory:Pages with entries#BATATACategory:Pages with 11 entries#BATATA
- sweet potato plant (Ipomoea batatas)
- sweet potato tuber
- Synonym: moniato
Coordinate terms
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/Category:Esperanto 3-syllable words#BATATACategory:Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation#BATATA
Category:Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation#BATATAAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -ataCategory:Rhymes:Esperanto/ata#BATATACategory:Rhymes:Esperanto/ata/3 syllables#BATATA
- Syllabification: ba‧ta‧ta
Adjective
batata (accusative singular batatan, plural batataj, accusative plural batatajn)Category:Esperanto non-lemma forms#BATATACategory:Esperanto participles#BATATACategory:Esperanto adjectival participles#BATATACategory:Esperanto entries with incorrect language header#BATATACategory:Pages with entries#BATATACategory:Pages with 11 entries#BATATA
- singular present passive participle of batiCategory:Esperanto adjectival participles#BATATA
Ido
Verb
batataCategory:Ido non-lemma forms#BATATACategory:Ido participles#BATATACategory:Ido adjectival participles#BATATACategory:Ido entries with incorrect language header#BATATACategory:Pages with entries#BATATACategory:Pages with 11 entries#BATATA
- present passive participle of batar
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Italian terms borrowed from Spanish#BATATACategory:Italian terms derived from Spanish#BATATA batata, from TaínoCategory:Italian terms derived from Taíno#BATATA batata.
Pronunciation
Noun
batata f (plural batate)Category:Italian lemmas#BATATACategory:Italian nouns#BATATACategory:Italian countable nouns#BATATACategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#BATATACategory:Italian feminine nouns#BATATACategory:Pages with entries#BATATACategory:Pages with 11 entries#BATATA
- sweet potato
- Synonyms: patata americana, patata dolce
Lingala
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-BantuCategory:Lingala terms inherited from Proto-Bantu#BATATACategory:Lingala terms derived from Proto-Bantu#BATATA *bàtààtá.
Noun
batata class 2Category:Lingala non-lemma forms#BATATACategory:Lingala noun forms#BATATACategory:Lingala entries with incorrect language header#BATATACategory:Pages with entries#BATATACategory:Pages with 11 entries#BATATACategory:Lingala class 2 noun forms
Papiamentu
Etymology
From SpanishCategory:Papiamentu terms derived from Spanish#BATATA batata and PortugueseCategory:Papiamentu terms derived from Portuguese#BATATA batata and KabuverdianuCategory:Papiamentu terms derived from Kabuverdianu#BATATA batata.
The Spanish word comes from TaínoCategory:Papiamentu terms derived from Taíno#BATATA batata.
Noun
batataCategory:Papiamentu lemmas#BATATACategory:Papiamentu nouns#BATATACategory:Papiamentu entries with incorrect language header#BATATACategory:Pages with entries#BATATACategory:Pages with 11 entries#BATATA
Ponosakan
Etymology
From Manado MalayCategory:Ponosakan terms borrowed from Manado Malay#BATATACategory:Ponosakan terms derived from Manado Malay#BATATA batata, from SpanishCategory:Ponosakan terms derived from Spanish#BATATA batata, from TaínoCategory:Ponosakan terms derived from Taíno#BATATA batata.
Noun
batataCategory:Ponosakan lemmas#BATATACategory:Ponosakan nouns#BATATACategory:Ponosakan entries with incorrect language header#BATATACategory:Pages with entries#BATATACategory:Pages with 11 entries#BATATA
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Spanish#BATATACategory:Portuguese terms derived from Spanish#BATATA batata, from TaínoCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Taíno#BATATA batata (“sweet potato”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -atɐCategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/atɐ#BATATACategory:Rhymes:Portuguese/atɐ/3 syllables#BATATA
- Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧ta
Noun
batata f (plural batatas)Category:Portuguese lemmas#BATATACategory:Portuguese nouns#BATATACategory:Portuguese countable nouns#BATATACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#BATATACategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#BATATACategory:Pages with entries#BATATACategory:Pages with 11 entries#BATATA
Derived terms
Descendants
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 TaínoCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from Taíno#BATATACategory:Spanish terms derived from Taíno#BATATA batata. Doublet of patataCategory:Spanish doublets#BATATA.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈtata/ [baˈt̪a.t̪a]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#BATATACategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#BATATA
Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation#BATATAAudio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -ataCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ata#BATATACategory:Rhymes:Spanish/ata/3 syllables#BATATA
- Syllabification: ba‧ta‧ta
Noun
batata f (plural batatas)Category:Spanish lemmas#BATATACategory:Spanish nouns#BATATACategory:Spanish countable nouns#BATATACategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#BATATACategory:Spanish feminine nouns#BATATACategory:Pages with entries#BATATACategory:Pages with 11 entries#BATATA
- (ColombiaCategory:Colombian Spanish#BATATA, Costa RicaCategory:Costa Rican Spanish#BATATA, Dominican RepublicCategory:Dominican Spanish#BATATA, EcuadorCategory:Ecuadorian Spanish#BATATA, GuatemalaCategory:Guatemalan Spanish#BATATA, NicaraguaCategory:Nicaraguan Spanish#BATATA, ParaguayCategory:Paraguayan Spanish#BATATA, Puerto RicoCategory:Puerto Rican Spanish#BATATA, VenezuelaCategory:Venezuelan Spanish#BATATA, Canary IslandsCategory:Canarian Spanish#BATATA, parts of ArgentinaCategory:Argentine Spanish#BATATA) sweet potato
- Synonyms: (Cuba, Uruguay, Spain) boniato, (Mexico, Central America, Chile, Peru) camote, chaco, batata dulce, papa dulce, (Spain) patata dulce
Descendants
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 ?Category:Taíno lemmas#BATATACategory:Taíno nouns#BATATACategory:Taíno entries with incorrect language header#BATATACategory:Requests for gender in Taíno entries#BATATACategory:Pages with entries#BATATACategory:Pages with 11 entries#BATATA
