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potato

/pəˈteɪ.toʊ/noun3 syllables

Potato means: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland.

Synonyms for potato16

noun, as in an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater

noun, as in annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous

white potato, white potato vine, Solanum tuberosum

also used for potato

p'tater, tato, tator, tatie, earthapple, mickey, bog orange, many of the synonyms for the tuber can also refer to the plant, toaster

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What does potato mean?2

noun

1

an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

2

annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with potato?4

two syllables

natoplatoketo

three syllables

tomato
Show 20 near rhymes
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Potato in a sentence

  • On the plate there is a piece of chicken, a potato and some peas.sharris123
  • The knife is hard, the boiled potato is soft.carlosalberto
  • In depleted lands, likewise, potato production is lower.IdiomHunter
  • The second course has chickpeas, chicken, meat, sausage and potato.lukaszpp
  • The potato ricer, similar to the garlic press, is essential to making lefse.papabear
  • On the plate was a piece of chicken, a potato and some green peas.CK
  • I would like a steak with a baked potato.CK
  • Joan dropped her husband like a hot potato.CP

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Forms of potato

as a noun

plural
potatoes