patate

potato (informal)

noun pah-TAHT Less Common

Also means

sweet potato

Usage Note

Patate is the everyday colloquial word for potato in French, with pomme de terre being the more formal term. Une patate douce is a sweet potato. In slang, patate can also mean a punch (il lui a mis une patate = he punched him) or a term of affection (ma vieille patate). The expression en avoir gros sur la patate means 'to be really upset'.

Examples

"Elle a préparé une soupe de patates."

Natural Translation

She made a potato soup.

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