patata

Definitions of patata
  1. noun
    an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
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    types:
    patatas fritas
    strips of potato fried in deep fat
    type of:
    solanácea
    any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon
    tubérculo
    any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
  2. noun
    annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
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    type of:
    cepa, parra, vid
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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