बटाटा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese batata, from Taíno batata.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.ʈɑː.ʈɑː/, [bɐ.ʈäː.ʈäː]

Noun

बटाटा • (baṭāṭā) m (Urdu spelling بَٹَاٹَا)

1. (dialectal) potato

   Synonym: आलू (ālū)

Usage notes

• This word is used in parts of Goa and Maharashtra and in the names of certain Maharashtrian dishes in Modern Standard Hindi, such as बटाटा वड़ा (baṭāṭā vaṛā, “batata vada”).

Declension

Declension of बटाटा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बटाटा baṭāṭā	बटाटे baṭāṭe
oblique	बटाटे baṭāṭe	बटाटों baṭāṭõ
vocative	बटाटे baṭāṭe	बटाटो baṭāṭo

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese batata, from Taíno batata.

Noun

बटाटा • (baṭāṭā) m

1. potato

Derived terms

• हनुमान बटाटा (hanumān baṭāṭā)