castaña da terra

Galician

Alternative forms

• castaña de terra

Etymology

From castaña (“chestnut”) + da (“of the”) + terra (“soil; earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kasˈtaɲɐ ðaˈtɛrɐ]

Noun

castaña da terra f (plural castañas da terra)

1. potato

   Synonym: pataca

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “castaña da terra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega