patate
French, noun/pa.tat/
patate is spelled P-A-T-A-T-E (6 letters) and appears 4.5 times per million words in written French, the 12,122nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Patate is a French feminine noun meaning “ellipsis of patate douce; sweet potato” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Patate douce (plante)”.
What does patate mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineellipsis of patate douce; sweet potato
- 2
feminineinformalpotato
- 3
colloquialfemininea violent punch during a brawl
- 4
colloquialfemininea powerful shot or throw
- 5
colloquialfemininea stupid person
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Patate douce (plante). 2. Racine comestible de cette plante. 3. Toute autre plante alimentaire farineuse. 4. ou , et Pomme de terre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of patate
- patates plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce patate?
- /pa.tat/
- \pa.tat\
- [pa.tat]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to patate
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is patate in French?
patate appears 4.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).