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Definition of potato - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
foodstarchy tuber eaten as a vegetable
- She baked a potato for dinner.
2.
- My laptop is a potato and runs very slowly.
Images of potato
starchy tuber eaten as a vegetable
Expressions with potato
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game where players pass an object quickly
The kids played hot potato at the party.
toy with potato-shaped body and attachable parts
The child played with a Mr. Potato Head for hours.
person who spends much time sitting or lying watching television
He became a couch potato during the long winter months.
person who spends a lot of time using a computer
He's a real mouse potato, always playing games online.
stop supporting or being involved with something or someone very suddenly
Sponsors will drop like a hot potato if the scandal grows.
matter that sparks quarrels and officials often dodge
Immigration reform remains a political hot potato during election season.
potato cooked by baking, often served with toppings
She enjoyed a baked potato with sour cream and chives.
young potato with thin skin and sweet taste
I love eating a new potato with butter.
soft bread using mashed potatoes or potato flour
The sandwich was made with soft potato bread.
fried or baked cake made from mashed potatoes
She enjoyed a crispy potato cake with her dinner.
thin slice of potato fried until crisp
I love eating potato chips during movies.
potato cooked with its skin on
She served a potato in its jacket with butter.
utensil for crushing and mashing potatoes
She used a potato masher to prepare the mashed potatoes.
the outer skin of a potato
She threw the potato peel into the compost bin.
waste material from peeling potatoes
The floor was covered with potato peelings after dinner prep.
cold dish made from boiled potatoes and dressing
She brought homemade potato salad to the picnic.
outer covering of a potato
She peeled the potato skins before boiling the potatoes.
vegetable substance from potatoes used in cooking
She added potato starch to thicken the soup.
potato that is partially mashed leaving some chunks
I prefer smashed potato over fully mashed potato for its texture.
edible tuber with sweet orange flesh
She baked sweet potato for dinner.
potato, not a sweet potato
She bought white potatoes for the stew.
potato boiled and mashed to a smooth consistency
She served the steak with mashed potato.
shallow-fried pancake made from grated or ground potatoes
She enjoyed a crispy potato pancake with her brunch.
tool used to remove potato skins
She used a potato peeler to prepare the potatoes for dinner.
Origin of potato
Spanish, patata (potato)
Terms with potato included in their meaning
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food
thin, crisp, fried slice of potato
food
thin slices of potato fried until crispy
food
thin slice of potato fried as a snack
cooking
fried piece of cut potato
food
outer skin of a baked potato
food
strips of potato deep-fried until crispy
food
type of potato chip cooked in small batches
food
strips of potato fried in deep fat
food
long thin pieces of fried potato
food
thick-cut potato fries served with steak
sweet potato
sweet potato with deep orange flesh
food
frozen potato chip for oven cooking
thick potato fries
thick potato slices fried or baked, often served with steak
food
potato slices fried in a crisscross pattern
Italian cuisine
small dough dumplings typically made from potato
vegetable
potato, often used informally
vegetable
informal term for potato
history
famine in Ireland caused by potato blight
colors
orange-brown color like cooked sweet potato flesh
Indian snack
spicy potato snack from India
cooking
wire basket for frying potato chips
potato slices
thick round slices of potatoes fried or baked
Australia New Zealand
fried potato strips served hot
potato
common vegetable often used in cooking
Examples of potato in a sentence
A potato can be boiled, fried, or roasted. This phone is a potato and can't handle new apps. My old tablet is such a potato, it crashes often.
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- French:patate, bouse, ...
- German:Kartoffel, Krücke, ...
- Italian:patata, catorcio, ...
- Spanish:papa, computadora lenta, ...
- Portuguese:batata, ...
- Chinese:土豆, 低性能设备, ...
- Japanese:ジャガイモ, 低性能デバイス, ...
- Arabic:بَطاطا, جِهاز ضَعيف, ...
- Hebrew:תַּפּוּחַ אֲדָמָה, גְּרוּטָאָה, ...
- Russian:картофель, слабое устройство, ...
- Ukrainian:картопля, гальмо, ...
- Hindi:आलू, कमज़ोर कंप्यूटर, ...
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