Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
sweet potatoes (in Spain)
Spanish translation:
boniatos
English term
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Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
sweet potatoes (in Spain)
Cuál es la palabra que se utiliza en España?
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Peter Guest
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margaret caulfield
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Zoubida Hamdaoui
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Proposed translations
Spain
33 yrs Ships, Engineering Marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Catalan to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish
boniatos
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Zoubida Hamdaoui
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Darío Giménez
: En España, por supuesto. Mmmmm... :-)
7 mins
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Graham Allen-Rawlings
12 mins
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Silvia Guiu
15 mins
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Adriana Martinez
: Así entiendo que se dice en España. En Puerto Rico son batatas, y en México camotes. Donde sea, deliciosos. Agree!
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iolanda casacuberta
27 mins
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Rosa Paredes
3 hrs
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Nick Robinson
: En Catalunya se conocen popularmente como "Boniato" en la Baleares también.
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Sandra Malo Jarque
: En Valencia también son boniatos.
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Neus Coll Ruiz
13 hrs
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Carmen Quiñones
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Accurate, natural and very hard-working
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
batatas
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Note added at 7 mins (2010-03-04 20:39:06 GMT)
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Please see:
* Caroteno - (Salud): Definición
Contienen poco caroteno pero son ricas en vitamina C y en las vitaminas del complejo B .... Alcoholes terpénicos: P.ej. ... calabaza, batata, melón, calabacín, albaricoque... y verduras de hoja verde como la col, brócoli, espinacas, etc ...
es.mimi.hu › Salud
[PDF] Nutrición en Acción
Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Vista rápida
Las batatas contienen cuatro veces la cantidad recomendada (USRDA) de beta caroteno cuando se consumen con la cáscara. • Las batatas son una gran fuente de ... P r o g r a m a d e N u t r i c i ó n d e. l a F a m i l i a L o c a l : ...
fnp.ifas.ufl.edu
La batata puede contener altas cantidades de beta caroteno, ... y contiene moderadas cantidades de vitaminas del grupo B. El principal factor que afecta el contenido de caroteno es el cultivar. .... CIP, Lima, Perú, 375 p.[arriba] ...
www.inta.gov.ar
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Zoubida Hamdaoui
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Thanks, Zoubida.
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yolanda Speece
: In Mexico, I have heard them called "camotes", "papa dulce" and "boniatos"..
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Thanks, yolanda. I'm in Catalonia and I've seen them advertised as both "boniato" and "batata" (I remember I had to ask what batatas were. That's how I found out.)
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baligh
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Thanks, baligh.
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Bubo Coroman (X)
: batatas is what they use in my local shop (Canaries)
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Thanks, Deborah.
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Reference comments
Try Again, Fail Again, Fail Better
Native in: Arabic , French
Works in: Spanish to Arabic, Spanish to French, English to Arabic, and 2 more.
boniato/batata..
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margaret caulfield
: An absolutely excellent link, Zoubida. I've had a smile on my face while reading it. I'd already discovered that "batata" is the same as "boniato", but this was just great to read!
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Many thanks Margaret.In fact, spanidh people call it either batata or boniato (at least in Andalucia where I live)...I'm glad you got a smile reading the link I had posted:)
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Adriana Martinez
: De acuerdo con la observación de Margaret. Conozco desde siempre a este tubérculo pero no sabía de su riqueza nutritiva. ¡Gracias Zoubida!
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Gracias Adriana. A mi me encanta ese boniato/batata emmm:)
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Discussion
Le llamamos en México, en España podria ser "Patata dulce"