ba·ta·ta (b -tä t)n. A type of sweet potato having somewhat dry, bland, yellowish to white flesh, used as a staple food in many tropical countries. Also called boniato, camote. [American Spanish, perhaps of Taino origin.] |
batata [bəˈtɑːtə]
n
(Cookery) another name for sweet potato
[from Spanish, from Taino]
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