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feminine

/pa.tat/

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Translation

spud, potato

Word origin

From Spanish patata, itself a blend of Taino batata ('sweet potato') and Quechua papa ('potato').

Origin: Spanish
Root: patata
English cognates: potato

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralpatates

Examples

He is cutting up the spuds for dinner.

Cette .

This potato is too big for the dish.

au .

We have planted potatoes at the bottom of the garden.

She ate two potatoes and nothing else.

Potatoes cost less than rice.

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This word is part of lesson 60.