Sweet potato in Spanish
Sweet potato in Spanish is batata (bah-TAH-tah), or camote or boniato. It's feminine: la batata.
- Spanish
- la batata
- Say it
- lah bah-TAH-tah
- Gender
- Feminine: la batata
- Also said
- el camote, el boniato
- Also
- el camote in Thanksgiving Words in Spanish
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Questions about batata
How do you say sweet potato in Spanish?
Sweet potato in Spanish is la batata. You can also say el camote or el boniato. In thanksgiving words in spanish, sweet potato is el camote.
How do you pronounce batata?
Say it bah-TAH-tah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: TAH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is batata masculine or feminine in Spanish?
batata is feminine, so it takes la: la batata.
What does batata mean in English?
In English, la batata means sweet potato.
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