batata
[buh-tah-tuh; Spanish bah-tah-tah]
- a type of tropical sweet potato, Batatas edulis, somewhat dry and delicate in flavor.
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Origin of batata
1575–85; < Spanish and Portuguese, from Taino
Also called bo·ni·a·to [boh-nee-ah-toh; Spanish baw-nyah-taw] /ˌboʊ niˈɑ toʊ; Spanish bɔˈnyɑ tɔ/.
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Historical Examples
In some parts of America the Batata, next to maize, forms the principal diet of the poorer classes.
The bread of the country is made from a root that looks like the batata, the stalk of which is like alder.
Original Narratives of Early American HistoryVaca and Others
Batata, ba-t′ta, n. a plant with tuberous roots, the sweet potato.
When Batata saw me making preparations for departure, he warmly pressed me to stay to breakfast.
The Purple LandW. H. Hudson
I answered that I had been surprised at first, but had ceased to believe that she was a child of Batata's, or of any of his kin.
The Purple LandW. H. Hudson
batata
- another name for sweet potato
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Word Origin
C16: from Spanish, from Taino
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