potato

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.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	potato - an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater, white potato 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.	potato - annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous Solanum tuberosum, white potato, white potato vine 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] n → patata, papa (LAM)

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potato [potatoes , pl ] [pəˈteɪtəu] n → pomme f de terre

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potato [pəˈteɪtəu] [potatoes , pl ] n → Kartoffel f

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potato [pl potatoes] [pəˈteɪtəu] n → patata

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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 马铃薯，土豆

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 土豆

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）土豆片