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How do you say patata in Italian?
How do you pronounce patata in Italian?
patata is pronounced /la paˈtaːta/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La patata dolce è più nutriente della patata bianca.
The sweet potato is more nutritious than the white potato.
Quella patata grande e rossa è perfetta per fare un purè cremoso.
That big red potato is perfect for making a creamy mash.
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Why is it feminine?
Patata is feminine in Italian because it derives from Spanish "patata," which came from Taíno (an indigenous Caribbean language) "batata," and this word retained feminine gender when adopted into Italian, likely influenced by the feminine ending "-a" that already characterized many Italian nouns. The gender assignment was essentially arbitrary once the word entered Italian, following the common pattern where "-a" ending words are typically feminine.
What is the Italian word for potato?
The Italian word for potato is la patata — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | pomme de terre | la | feminine |
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | patata | la | feminine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | batata | a | feminine |
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