Although now a staple of several European cultures, the potato is not a native plant; it was introduced as patata by the Spanish in the second half of the 16th century following their arrival in the Americas. It was borrowed from the Taíno word batata "sweet potato". As the crop was slowly introduced to the public, this name evolved into the English potato, the Swedish potatis, and the Turkish patates.

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