batata
a type of tropical sweet potato, Batatas edulis, somewhat dry and delicate in flavor.
Origin of batata
1- Also called bo·ni·a·to [boh-nee-ah-toh; Spanish baw-nyah-taw] /ˌboʊ niˈɑ toʊ; Spanish bɔˈnyɑ tɔ/ .
Words Nearby batata
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How to use batata in a sentence
When batata saw me making preparations for departure, he warmly pressed me to stay to breakfast.
The Purple Land | W. H. HudsonI 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 Land | W. H. HudsonIn 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 Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes | Toms de ComynThe 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 History | Vaca and Others
British Dictionary definitions for batata
/ (bəˈtɑːtə) /
another name for sweet potato
Origin of batata
1Collins 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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