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ba⋅ta⋅ta

[buh-tah-tuh; Sp. bah-tah-tah]
–noun
a type of tropical sweet potato, Batatas edulis, somewhat dry and delicate in flavor.
Also called boniato, camote.
ba·ta·ta   (bə-tä'tə)   
n.  A type of sweet potato having somewhat dry, bland, yellowish to white flesh, used as a staple food in many tropical countries. Also called boniato, camote.

[American Spanish, perhaps of Taino origin.]

Batatas

Ba*ta"tas\, Batata \Ba*ta"ta\, n. An aboriginal American name for the sweet potato (Ipom[ae]a batatas).
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