potato

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
3. (UK, countable, informal, uncountable) A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.
4. (countable, uncountable) A person or animal shaped like a potato, that is, with a large belly and/or short legs.
5. (countable, uncountable) Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.
6. (countable, offensive, slang, uncountable) Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.
7. (countable, humorous, uncountable) Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.
8. (countable, humorous, slang, uncountable) Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.

Verb

1. (slang, transitive) To hit very hard; to pummel.
2. (transitive) 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

Translations

pomme de terre

🥔

Kartoffel

🥔

patata

🥔

patata

🥔

aardappel

🥔

batata

🥔

papa

πατάτα

patates

🥔

Erdapfel

🥔

patata

🥔

pieper

batatinha

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/

Etymology

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