बटाटा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese batata, from Taíno batata.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) 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
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