Definitions tagged batata in the street dictionary.
Commonly known as a sweet potato, batata, or boniato, this is a plant from the Convolvulaceae family cultivated for its edible tuberous root (in the Dominican Republic, the word batata is the standard term for this vegetable).
camote is beneficial for people who suffer from constipation.
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A stupid, dense, or dim-witted person (literally a yam, which is a staple root vegetable in the Dominican Republic).
Damn, you actually like that ñame for a boyfriend!
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A person who constantly screws up or has no clue what they are doing. Dominicans might vulgarly describe such a person as someone who eats their own boogers, a phrase used to call someone a clueless idiot or a mouth-breather. It is commonly used to insult someone who lacks skill in games or sports. Variations include Bataterop or Batata-San. (The term derives from batata, meaning sweet potato, which in local slang refers to being clumsy or relying on dumb luck).
In dominoes: Damn! batatero, you blocked my move, you were supposed to play your double. In baseball: You big batatero! If you saw that was a curveball, why did you swing at it! In basketball: God, what a batatero this guy is, I bet you would not even score if they put you right in front of the hoop.
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A slang term for starchy staples like cassava, yams, sweet potatoes, and plantains (collectively known in the Dominican Republic as viveres, which are dietary staples).
- What did you eat today? - Man, Trozo with fish.
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A mock vitamin supposedly found in Dominican plantains, jokingly blamed for the locals not inventing anything more creative than a tambora (a traditional drum used in merengue). The name is a play on the Spanish words for vitamin and brute.
Who was that president who was such a ñame?
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