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a batata
potato
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How do you say batata in Portuguese?
How do you pronounce batata in Portuguese?
batata is pronounced /a baˈtatɐ/ in Portuguese.
Example sentences
A batata doce é mais nutritiva do que a batata branca.
The sweet potato is more nutritious than the white potato.
Essa batata podre precisa ser descartada imediatamente.
This rotten potato needs to be discarded immediately.
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Why is it feminine?
Batata is feminine in Portuguese. While it does derive from Tupi (an indigenous Brazilian language), the word referred to the plant itself rather than specifically being classified as "sweet potato" in the source language. The feminine gender in Portuguese is more likely due to the word ending in "-a", which is the most common feminine ending in Portuguese, rather than a direct preservation of gender from Tupi. Many Portuguese nouns ending in "-a" are feminine, and this morphological pattern may have reinforced or determined the gender assignment when the loanword was adopted.
What is the Portuguese word for potato?
The Portuguese word for potato is a batata — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | pomme de terre | la | feminine |
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | patata | la | feminine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | patata | la | feminine |
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