patata
Spanish, noun/paˈtata/
patata is spelled P-A-T-A-T-A (6 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish, the 16,530th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patata is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “potato” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Solanum tuberosum) Planta herbácea, caducifolia, de la familia de las solanáceas, de tallo erecto o…”.
What does patata mean in English?
noun
- 1
Spainfemininepotato
- 2
colloquialfemininepiece of rubbish
interjection
- 1
Spaincheese! Said while being photographed
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Solanum tuberosum) Planta herbácea, caducifolia, de la familia de las solanáceas, de tallo erecto o decumbente de hasta 1 m de largo, hojas imparipinnadas, de foliolos lanceolados, pilosas, y flores en inflorescencias terminales racemosas, de pétalos fusionados de color blanco a púrpura, que fructifican en pequeñas bayas. Se la aprecia por los tubérculos que produce su sistema radical, muy usados 2. Tubérculo comestible de la patata₁, producido por el engrosamiento de sus tallos subterráneos, de pulpa firme de color claro y piel delgada del verde al castaño, apreciado como alimento. 3. Cosa cualquiera de poco valor o calidad. 4. Órgano de los animales que se ocupa de bombear la sangre.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of patata
- patatas plural
- ¡patata! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patata?
- /paˈtata/
- [paˈt̪a.t̪a]
- [paˈt̪at̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to patata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is patata in Spanish?
patata appears 3.2 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).