Where does “pataca” come from?

pataca (Galician) comes from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

pataca (Galician): potato; a potato plant; ancient silver coin

Definitions

  1. potato; a potato plant; ancient silver coin

Ancestry of “pataca”, step by step

pataca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish patata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
2Taínobatatasweet potato

via Portuguese pataca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepatacaa silver coin worth 320 réis; pataca

Words derived from “pataca”

Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish patata →