patate

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish patata (“potato”), from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.tat/

• Audio:

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Noun

patate f (plural patates)

1. Ellipsis of patate douce.; sweet potato
2. (North America or informal in Europe) potato

   Synonym: pomme de terre

3. (colloquial) a violent punch during a brawl
4. (colloquial) a powerful shot or throw

Derived terms

• avoir la patate
• chasse patate
• patate chaude
• patate douce
• patate frite
• patate rissolée
• pataterie
• patates pilées
• roulotte à patate
• roulotte à patates

 

Further reading

• “patate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• épatât

Friulian

Noun

patate f (plural patatis)

1. potato

Italian

Noun

patate f pl

1. plural of patata

Anagrams

• epatta

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French patate, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata.

Pronunciation

• Jersey:

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Noun

patate f (plural patates)

1. (Guernsey, Jersey) potato