Where does “bataate” come from?

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

bataate (Somali): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “bataate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpatatapotato; pussy
2Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
3Taínobatatasweet potato
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