Batata

Batata is the word for sweet potato (Latin: Ipomoea batatas) in many languages (e.g. Spanish, Hebrew, Egyptian Arabic, and Sanger), originally from the Taíno batata (see Sweet potato → Names).

Batata is also the word for potato (Latin: Solanum tuberosum; only distantly related to sweet potato) in Portuguese. The same has been adapted in many Indian Languages like Gujarati, Marathi, Konkani, some Arabic variants and others. The English word "potato" itself is derived from the Taíno batata, borrowed via Spanish patata.

Batata may also refer to:

  • Batata harra, a Lebanese vegetable dish
  • Batata vada, an Indian snack from the state of Maharashtra
  • Batata palha, a type of French fry in Portugal
  • Batata maslouaa, a Syrian popular dish

Other uses


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