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Where does “batata” come from?

batata (Italian) comes from Spanish batata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

batata (Italian): sweet potato

Definitions

  1. sweet potato

Ancestry of “batata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbatatasweet potato
2Taínobatatasweet potato
Every word from Taíno batata →