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"Potato" is a noun which is often translated as "la papa", and "tomato" is a noun which is often translated as "el tomate". Learn more about the difference between "potato" and "tomato" below.
potato(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (vegetable)
a. la papa (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I love boiled potatoes with sea salt.Me encantan las papas hervidas con sal marina.
b. la patata (F) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
According to the recipe, we need three pounds of potatoes for the soup.Según la receta, necesitamos tres libras de patatas para la sopa.
tomato(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (fruit)
b. el jitomate (M) (Mexico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
I'll put some tomato in the salad.Le pondré jitomate a la ensalada.
2. (botany)
a. la tomatera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We're trying to grow tomatoes on our porch.Estamos intentando cultivar tomateras en nuestro porche.
