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Sweet potato in Hebrew is בָּטָטָה (batáta).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

בָּטָטָה
batáta
noun · feminine
Recording by YaronSh, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

sweet potato

/ˈswiːt pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ /ˈswit pəˈteɪ.toʊ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for sweet potato as a noun.

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This is more about the Hebrew word בָּטָטָה.

Written with vowel points
בָּטָטָה
Written without vowel points
בטטה
Said
batáta
Plural
בָּטָטוֹת

The Hebrew dictionary's page for בטטה, with its synonyms and rhymes

These words come before and after sweet potato in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨sweet potato⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨sweet potato⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨sweet potato⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בָּטָטָה⁩, said batáta. Without vowel points it is written ⁨בטטה⁩. Its plural is ⁨בָּטָטוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨בטטה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨בטטה⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨sweet potato⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨sweet potato⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈswiːt pəˈteɪ.təʊ/, /ˈswit pəˈteɪ.toʊ/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry sweet potato and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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