Patates/ pommes de terre???
I have a question for French people about potatoes. I knew that it is called "pommes de terre" in French. On the other hand I encountered another word recently - "des patates douces" - "sweet potatoes" which is other vegetable. Then. Is there word "patates" for "potatoes" in French? :)

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Patate is also more used in Quebec (Canada)

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Eh bon :) 
 I thought so =)))
Thank you for your answers :)))

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Bonjour :)
Pommes de terre = patates (language colloquial)
Patate douce = un autre type de legume que la patate normale.

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Bonjour Ελπίδα.

"Pommes de terre" is the equivalent of potatoes and is more use in formal usage and "Patates" is more use in colloquial usage.

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