patata
/paˈtata/ · B1 · noun · f
potato
🥔📸 Spanish photo cheer: say pa-TA-ta and your mouth lands in a grin
Patata comes from Taino batata (sweet potato) mixed with Quechua papa. Spaniards say it for photos the way English speakers say cheese: the long final -ta stretches the lips into a smile. Coloquially, una patata is also a piece of junk.