patatal
Spanish, noun/pataˈtal/
patatal is spelled P-A-T-A-T-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 78 million words in written Spanish, the 304,756th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patatal is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “potato field” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tierra sembrada de papas o patatas”.
What does patatal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepotato field
- 2
masculinea grass of a field/pitch of a stadium that is in very bad condition
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tierra sembrada de papas o patatas.
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 patatal
- patatales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patatal?
- /pataˈtal/
- [pa.t̪aˈt̪al]
- [pat̪aˈt̪al]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is patatal in Spanish?
patatal appears about once in every 78 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).