batatilla

English

Noun

batatilla

Any of various plants of genus Ipomoea.

Spanish

Etymology

From batata +‎ -illa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bataˈtiʝa/ [ba.t̪aˈt̪i.ʝa] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /bataˈtiʎa/ [ba.t̪aˈt̪i.ʎa] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /bataˈtiʃa/ [ba.t̪aˈt̪i.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /bataˈtiʒa/ [ba.t̪aˈt̪i.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -iʝa (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
Rhymes: -iʎa (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
Rhymes: -iʃa (Buenos Aires and environs)
Rhymes: -iʒa (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Syllabification: ba‧ta‧ti‧lla

Noun

batatilla f (plural batatillas)

diminutive of batata