potato

Meaning

Noun

1. The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.
2. (informal) A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.
3. (slang) Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.
4. Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.
5. (slang) Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.

Verb

1. (slang) To hit very hard; to pummel.
2. To hit with a thrown or fired potato.

Intj

The rhythmic sound produced by a V-twin engine—a distinctive deep, throaty exhaust note.

Synonyms

spud

yam

white potato

Irish potato

potatoes

tuber

white potato vine

taro

Solanum tuberosum

tater

sweet potato

🍠

murphy

Indian potato

panipuri

bitter

boo

bulb

💡

nightshade

root crop

root vegetable

sweet

tumor

wild

Solanum tuberosum Linn.

wild yam

sweet potatoes

earth apple

aloo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”).