How to Say "Potato" in Greek - How To Say Guide

πατάτα

patátafeminine

The English word "potato" is translated into Greek as πατάτα (patáta). Wiktionary also lists γεώμηλο (geómilo).

Meaning: plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable (noun)

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“potato” in Greek
Greek	Romanization (Wiktionary)	Note
πατάτα	patáta	feminine
γεώμηλο	geómilo

The term refers to the plant tuber eaten as a starchy vegetable.

The term γεώμηλο is a formal or technical term for a potato, whereas πατάτα is the standard word used in everyday speech.

πατάτα is the standard word used in everyday speech, while γεώμηλο is a formal or rare term.

The plural form of the common word πατάτα is πατάτες.

patáta

The common word πατάτα is actually a linguistic traveler that originated from the Caribbean, having passed through Spanish before reaching Greek.
The formal word γεώμηλο is a compound of γεω meaning 'earth' and μηλο meaning 'apple', literally translating to 'earth apple'.
The term γεώμηλο is so rare in modern conversation that using it at a dinner table might make Greek speakers think you are reading from a 19th-century textbook.

Το μαχαίρι είναι σκληρό, η βραστή πατάτα είναι μαλακή.
The knife is hard, the boiled potato is soft.
This sentence illustrates the contrast between a hard knife and a soft boiled πατάτα.
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Μου αρέσει η πατατοσαλάτα με τηγανητές πατάτες.
I like potato salad with fried potatoes.

Kostas and Eleni are cooking dinner together.

Κώστας Kostas

Έχουμε πατάτα για το φαγητό;
Échoume patáta gia to fagitó?
Do we have a potato for the meal?
Ελένη Eleni

Ναι, υπάρχουν στο ψυγείο.
Nai, ypárchoun sto psygeío.
Yes, there are some in the fridge.
Κώστας Kostas

Θα καθαρίσω την πατάτα τώρα.
Tha katharíso tin patáta tóra.
I will peel the potato now.
Ελένη Eleni

Εντάξει, Κώστα, σε ευχαριστώ.
Entáxei, Kósta, se efcharistó.
Okay, Kostas, thank you.

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