potato

English

Potato and cross-section.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taino batata.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pəˈteɪtəʊ/
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈteɪtəʊ/
  • Audio (RP)(file)
  • (General American) enPR: pə-tāʹtō, IPA(key): /pəˈteɪtoʊ/, /pəˈteɪtə/
  • Audio (GA)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪtəʊ

Noun

potato (plural potatoes)

  1. A plant tuber, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe
  2. (informal, Britain) A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking
  3. (humorous) A camera that takes poor-quality pictures.
  4. (slang, offensive) A mentally handicapped person.

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English potato.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poˈta.to/, /pɔˈta.tɔ/

Noun

potato (plural potati)

  1. potato

Synonyms

Italian

Verb

potato m (feminine singular potata, masculine plural potati, feminine plural potate)

  1. past participle of potare

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Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

pōtātō

  1. second-person singular future active imperative of pōtō
  2. third-person singular future active imperative of pōtō
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