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bataat
a word from vocabulary
Dutch
by
Nicoline van der Sijs
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Word form
bataat
LWT meaning(s)
the sweet potato
Paraphrase in dutch
zoete aardappel
Grammatical info
noun
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
1565 [12] (1565–1565)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
batata
'sweet potato'
Portuguese
(uncertain)
batata
'sweet potato'
Spanish
(uncertain)
Effect
Insertion
Salience
Present only since contact
Contact situation
Portuguese and/or Spanish colonial contacts [12]
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