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- [puh-tey-toh, -tuh]
- /pəˈteɪ toʊ, -tə/
- /pəˈteɪtəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-tey-toh, -tuh]
- /pəˈteɪ toʊ, -tə/
Definitions of potato word
- noun plural potato Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family. 1
- noun plural potato the plant itself. 1
- noun plural potato sweet potato (defs 1, 2). 1
- noun potato edible tuber 1
- noun potato potato plant 1
- adjective potato made with potato flour 1
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Origin of potato
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Spanish patata white potato, variant of batata sweet potato < Taino
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Potato
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
potato popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
potato usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for potato
noun potato
- biscuit — A biscuit is a small flat cake that is crisp and usually sweet.
- gill — a male given name.
- gills — a male given name.
- countenance — If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen.
- jalap — the dried tuberous root of any of several plants, especially Exogonium purga, of the morning glory family, or the light yellowish powder derived from it, used in medicine chiefly as a purgative.
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