"mbatata" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mbatata.flac Forms: mbatata class IX [canonical], mbatata class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese batata, from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|pt|batata}} Borrowed from Portuguese batata, {{der|sw|tnq|batata|t=sweet potato}} Taíno batata (“sweet potato”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} mbatata class IX (plural mbatata class X)
  1. potato Categories (lifeform): Vegetables
    Sense id: en-mbatata-sw-noun-6RwlStWI Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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