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potato

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po·ta·to  (p-tt)
n. pl. po·ta·toes
1. A South American plant (Solanum tuberosum) widely cultivated for its starchy edible tubers.
2. A tuber of this plant.
3. A sweet potato. See Regional Note at possum.

[Spanish patata, alteration (probably influenced by Quechua papa, white potato) of Taino batata, sweet potato.]

potato
Noun
pl -toes
1. a starchy vegetable that grows underground
2. the plant from which this vegetable is obtained [Spanish patata, from a Native American language]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.potatopotato - an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
starches - foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread)
solanaceous vegetable - any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon
root vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
baked potato - potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven
chips, french fries, french-fried potatoes, fries - strips of potato fried in deep fat
home fries, home-fried potatoes - sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp
jacket - the outer skin of a potato
mashed potato - potato that has been peeled and boiled and then mashed
Uruguay potato - similar to the common potato
Solanum tuberosum, white potato, white potato vine, potato - annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
2.potatopotato - annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
Irish potato, murphy, potato, spud, tater, white potato - an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
genus Solanum, Solanum - type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet
vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
Translations
potato [pl potatoes] [pəˈteɪtəu] npatata, papa (LAM)

potato [potatoes , pl ] [pəˈteɪtəu] npomme f de terre

potato [pəˈteɪtəu] [potatoes , pl ] nKartoffel f

potato [pl potatoes] [pəˈteɪtəu] npatata

potato
n potato [pəˈteitəu]
1 a type of plant with round underground stems (called tubers) which are used as a vegetable. aartappel نَبات البطاطا картоф brambor kartoffel die Kartoffel πατατιά patata kartul سیب زمینی peruna pomme de terre תַּפוּחַ-אֲדָמָה आलू krumpir burgonya kentang kartöflujurt patata じゃがいも 감자 bulvė kartupelis pokok kentang aardappel potetplante ziemniak batata cartof картофель zemiak krompir krompir potatis มันฝรั่ง patates 馬鈴薯,土豆 картопля آلو cây khoai tây
2 the tuber or tubers She bought 2 kilos of potatoes. aartappel حَب البطاطا картоф brambor kartoffel die Kartoffel πατάτα patata kartul تکمه سیب زمینی peruna pomme de terre תַּפוּחַ-אֲדָמָה आलू krumpir krumpli kentang kartafla patata じゃがいも (감자의) 덩이줄기 bulvė kartupelis kentang aardappel potet ziemniak batata cartof картошка zemiak krompir krompir potatis หัวพืชที่อยู่ใต้ดิน patates 土豆 картопля آلو پياز củ khoai tây
potato crisp
a thin, crisp, fried slice of potato a packet of (potato) crisps. aartappelskyfie رَقائِق البَطاطا картофен чипс bramborový lupínek chips die Kartoffelchips (pl.) πατατάκι patata frita kartulikrõps چیپس perunalastu croustilles צִ'יפְּס, טוגָנִים čips burgonyaszirom keripik kentang kartöfluflaga patatina ポテトチップス bulvių traškutis kartupeļu čipsi kerepek kentang chip potetgull prażynki batatinha frita картофельный чипсы zemiakové lupienky pečen krompirček, čips čips potatischips มันฝรั่งทอดแผ่นบาง cips (油炸)土豆片 чіпси آلو کي کتلے khoai tây chiên油炸


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An old man, with his face turned to the sea, was making a weary attempt at digging upon a small potato patch.
Only a narrow potato patch separated him from the adventure.
He said he would split open a raw Irish potato and stick the quarter in between and keep it there all night, and next morning you couldn't see no brass, and it wouldn't feel greasy no more, and so anybody in town would take it in a minute, let alone a hair-ball.
 
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