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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespomme de terre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pom də tɛʁ
"Il prépare une délicieuse purée de pommes de terre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A starchy plant tuber native to South America, widely cultivated as a staple food worldwide.
"She mashed the freshly boiled potatoes with butter and cream." - 2
The starchy edible underground vegetable of this plant.
"We need to buy a bag of potatoes from the grocery store."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Taíno word 'batata' (referring to the sweet potato), which entered Spanish as 'patata' and was subsequently conflated with the Quechua word 'papa'. It entered the English language in the late 16th century via Spanish explorers trading in the Americas.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Potato" is said worldwide
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pomme de terre
Transliteration: pom də tɛʁ
"Il prépare une délicieuse purée de pommes de terre."
Kartoffel
Transliteration: kaʁˈtɔfəl
"Wir kochen heute Abend Salzkartoffeln."
patata
Transliteration: paˈta.ta
"Le patate fritte sono molto popolari tra i bambini."
patata
Transliteration: paˈta.ta
"Compramos un kilo de patatas en el mercado."
batata
Transliteration: baˈta.tɐ
"A batata doce é muito saudável."
आलू
Transliteration: ālu
"मैंने बाज़ार से ताज़े आलू खरीदे।"
土豆
Transliteration: tǔdòu
"我最喜欢吃红烧土豆。"
감자
Transliteration: gamja
"저녁 메뉴로 감자 샐러드를 만들었습니다."
ジャガイモ
Transliteration: jagaimo
Script: じゃがいも
"今夜は肉じゃがを作ります。"
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