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batata

[ buh-tah-tuh; Spanish bah-tah-tah ]

noun

  1. a type of tropical sweet potato, Batatas edulis, somewhat dry and delicate in flavor.


batata

/ bəˈtɑːtə /

noun

  1. another name for sweet potato
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of batata1

First recorded in 1575–85; from Spanish and Portuguese , from Taíno: “sweet potato”; potato ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of batata1

C16: from Spanish, from Taino
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Example Sentences

When Batata saw me making preparations for departure, he warmly pressed me to stay to breakfast.

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.

In some parts of America the Batata, next to maize, forms the principal diet of the poorer classes.

Their food consists principally of batata, besides some gabi (caladium).

The bread of the country is made from a root that looks like the batata, the stalk of which is like alder.

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