"patata" meaning in Maltese

See patata in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /paˈtaː.ta/ Forms: patata [singulative], patati [paucal]
Etymology: From Spanish patata, likely through Sicilian patata. Etymology templates: {{der|mt|es|patata}} Spanish patata, {{bor|mt|scn|patata}} Sicilian patata
  1. potato, potatoes Tags: collective, feminine
    Sense id: en-patata-mt-noun-LXzh4as2
  2. (slang) butt, backside, ass Tags: collective, feminine, slang
    Sense id: en-patata-mt-noun-9XF-EhDX Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 24 76

Inflected forms

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          "english": "I like to eat potatoes.",
          "text": "Inħobb niekol il-patata."
        },
        {
          "english": "I only ate one potato.",
          "text": "Kilt patata waħda biss."
        },
        {
          "english": "We need five potatoes.",
          "text": "Għandna bżonn ħames patati."
        },
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          "english": "Potatoes need reddish soil, and as far as possible should not be planted in other kinds of soil.",
          "ref": "1932-1935, Melita agricola; rivista ta' cull xahar li tohrog mill-ufficciu tal-biedja, page 261:",
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          "text": "Inħobb niekol il-patata."
        },
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          "english": "I only ate one potato.",
          "text": "Kilt patata waħda biss."
        },
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          "text": "Għandna bżonn ħames patati."
        },
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