patate

Meaning

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, feminine) ellipsis of patate douce; sweet potato
2. (North-America, feminine, informal) potato
3. (colloquial, feminine) a violent punch during a brawl
4. (colloquial, feminine) a powerful shot or throw
5. (colloquial, feminine) a stupid person

Concepts

potato

🥔

sweet potato

🍠

spud

white potato

taro

tater

thickhead

tuber

yam

Irish potato

Solanum tuberosum

white potato vine

aloo

bunch of fives

panipuri

murphy

nightshade

root vegetable

Synonyms

pomme de terre

🥔

patate douce

🍠

pomme

🍎

murphy

solanum tuberosum

pain

🍞

bugne

pêche

🍑

pomme-de-terre

Translations

patata

🥔

Kartoffel

🥔

batata

🥔

patates

🥔

patata

🥔

patana

batata

🍠

πατάτα

boniato

🍠

camote

🍠

Erdapfel

🥔

aardappel

🥔

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pa.tat/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish: patata

In summary

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