"patata" meaning in Spanish

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Interjection

IPA: /paˈtata/, [paˈt̪a.t̪a] Forms: ¡patata! [canonical]
Rhymes: -ata Etymology: Borrowed from Taíno batata. Compare batata. Though the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española lists it as a blend of papa + batata. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|tnq|batata}} Borrowed from Taíno batata, {{blend|es|papa|batata|nocap=1}} blend of papa + batata Head templates: {{head|es|interjection|head=¡patata!}} ¡patata!
  1. (Spain) cheese! Said while being photographed Tags: Spain
    Sense id: en-patata-es-intj-O~rR72WJ Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Spanish blends, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Vegetables Disambiguation of Spanish blends: 47 44 9 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 46 50 4 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 39 48 13 Derived forms: almidón de patata, comerse con patatas, donde no hay mata no hay patata, escarabajo de la patata, patata caliente, patata de caña, patata de Telinga, patata dulce, patatas alioli, patatas bravas, patatas fritas, patatero, pelapatatas, pisapatatas, tortilla de patata, tortilla de patatas

Noun

IPA: /paˈtata/, [paˈt̪a.t̪a] Forms: patatas [plural]
Rhymes: -ata Etymology: Borrowed from Taíno batata. Compare batata. Though the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española lists it as a blend of papa + batata. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|tnq|batata}} Borrowed from Taíno batata, {{blend|es|papa|batata|nocap=1}} blend of papa + batata Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} patata f (plural patatas)
  1. (Spain, Philippines) potato Tags: Philippines, Spain, feminine Synonyms: papa
    Sense id: en-patata-es-noun-6RwlStWI Categories (other): Peninsular Spanish, Philippine Spanish, Spanish blends, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Vegetables Disambiguation of Spanish blends: 47 44 9 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 46 50 4 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 39 48 13
  2. (colloquial) piece of rubbish Tags: colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-patata-es-noun-C3-8yAzD Categories (other): Vegetables Disambiguation of Vegetables: 39 48 13

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "word": "escarabajo de la patata"
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        "(Spain) cheese! Said while being photographed"
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      "word": "patata de caña"
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      "word": "patata de Telinga"
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