Marshallese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English potato, borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata.

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [pʲidˠɛːdˠɔ], (enunciated) [pʲidˠɛ tˠɔ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /pʲitˠɛjtˠɛw/
  • Bender phonemes: {piteytew}

Noun

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piteto

  1. sweet potato
  2. potato

References

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