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Where does “buntàta” come from?

buntàta (Scottish Gaelic) comes from English potato, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

buntàta (Scottish Gaelic): potato, potatoes

Definitions

  1. potato, potatoes

Ancestry of “buntàta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotatoThe tuber of a plant, "Solanum tuberosum", eaten...
2Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
3Taínobatatasweet potato

Words derived from “buntàta”

  • plocan buntàta
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