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- [puh-tey-toh, -tuh]
- /pəˈteɪ toʊ, -tə/
- /pəˈteɪtəʊz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-tey-toh, -tuh]
- /pəˈteɪ toʊ, -tə/
Definitions of potatoes word
- noun plural potatoes Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family. 1
- noun plural potatoes the plant itself. 1
- noun plural potatoes sweet potato (defs 1, 2). 1
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Origin of potatoes
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Spanish patata white potato, variant of batata sweet potato < Taino
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Parts of speech for Potatoes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
potatoes 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for potatoes
noun potatoes
- countenances — Plural form of countenance.
- yams — Plural form of yam.
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