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单词 batata
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batatan.

Brit. /bəˈtɑːtə/, /bəˈteɪtə/, U.S. /bəˈtɑdə/
Etymology: < Spanish batata and Portuguese batata, < a Central American Indian language; according to Peter Martyr and Navagerio, 1526, the name used in Haiti. (Hence, transferred to a different plant, potato.)
A plant ( Batatas edulis, family Convolvulaceæ) having an edible tuberous root, called also Spanish or Sweet Potato, a native of the West Indies, whence it was introduced into Spain early in the 16th cent.
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potato root1583
red batata1696
sweet potato1750
yam1753
kumara1773
camote1842
Carolina1884
1577 J. Frampton tr. N. Monardes Three Bookes iii. f. 104 The Batatas,..a common fruite in those countries,..a victaill of muche substaunce.
1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage v. xiii. 436 The Islands of Moratay.., where Battata-rootes is their bread.
1832 E. Lankester Veg. Substances Food 126 The plant carried to Ireland by Captain Hawkins, in 1565, was the Spanish batata, or sweet potato.
1866 D. Livingstone Jrnl. I. iii. 73 Batatas and maize were often planted.
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