tater

ta·ter  (ttr)

n. Upper Southern U.S.

Variant of potato. See Regional Notes at holler², possum.

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[Shortening and alteration of potato.]

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tater [ˈteɪtə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a dialect word for potato

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Noun

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tater - an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland Irish potato, murphy, potato, spud, 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