batata-palha

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• batata palha (nonstandard spelling)

Etymology

From batata (“potato”) +‎ palha (“straw”). Literally, “straw potato”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˌta.tɐˈpa.ʎɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˌta.tɐˈpa.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˌta.taˈpa.ʎa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˌta.tɐˈpa.ʎɐ/

• Rhymes: -aʎɐ
• Hyphenation: ba‧ta‧ta‧-pa‧lha

Noun

batata-palha f (uncountable)

1. (cooking) shoestring potatoes (potatoes cut into long, very thin pieces and fried in deep fat)