batata-doce roxa

Portuguese

Etymology

From batata-doce (“sweet potato”) +‎ roxa (“purple”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baˌta.tɐˈdo.si ˈʁo.ʃɐ/ [baˌta.tɐˈdo.si ˈho.ʃɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /baˌta.tɐˈdo.si ˈʁo.ʃɐ/ [baˌta.tɐˈdo.si ˈχo.ʃɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /baˌta.taˈdo.se ˈʁo.ʃa/ [baˌta.taˈdo.se ˈho.ʃa]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɐˌta.tɐˈdo.sɨ ˈʁo.ʃɐ/ [bɐˌta.tɐˈðo.sɨ ˈʁo.ʃɐ]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧ta‧-do‧ce‧ro‧xa

Noun

batata-doce roxa f (plural batatas-doces roxas)

  1. Variety of sweet potato, with purple tubers, widely used in sweets.
    Synonym: batata-roxa

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