patata
Maltese
/paˈtaːta/
noun
Definitions
- potato
- (slang) butt, backside, ass
Etymology
Derived from Spanish, Castilian patata (potato) borrowed from Sicilian patata.
Origin
Sicilian
patata
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- potato English
- patata Italian
- patate French
- patata Spanish, Castilian
- patatero Spanish, Castilian
- pelapatatas Spanish, Castilian
- pisapatatas Spanish, Castilian
- práta Irish
- patata Catalan, Valencian
- pataca Galician
- πατάτα Greek (modern)
- πατάτα, πατάτες Greek (modern)
- patata Sicilian
- patata Basque
- بطاط Gulf Arabic
- batata Taino