Polyglot Dictionary

batata-doce

/baˌtatɐˈdosi/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Positive

Forms

plural
as batatas-doces

Meaning

  1. sweet potato

    Built from batata (potato) + doce (sweet).

    • Assei batata-doce.

      I roasted sweet potato.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • batata potato
  • doce sweet

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

batata

batata is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sweet potato."

Spanish

boniato

boniato is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sweet potato."

Practice

1 What does batata-doce mean?

2 Fill the gap: Assei ___-doce.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches batata-doce?

nouncompound

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