बटाटा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese batata, from Taíno batata.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.ʈɑː.ʈɑː/, [bɐ.ʈäː.ʈäː]

Noun

बटाटा • (baṭāṭā) m (Urdu spelling بَٹَاٹَا)

  1. (dialectal) potato
    Synonym: आलू (ālū)

Usage notes

  • This word is used in parts of Goa and Maharashtra and in the names of certain Maharashtrian dishes in Modern Standard Hindi, such as बटाटा वड़ा (baṭāṭā vaṛā, “batata vada”).

Declension

Declension of बटाटा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct बटाटा
baṭāṭā 		बटाटे
baṭāṭe
oblique बटाटे
baṭāṭe 		बटाटों
baṭāṭõ
vocative बटाटे
baṭāṭe 		बटाटो
baṭāṭo

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese batata, from Taíno batata.

Noun

बटाटा • (baṭāṭā) m

  1. potato

Derived terms

  • हनुमान बटाटा (hanumān baṭāṭā)
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