Potato

Pronunciation

• US enPR: pÉ™-tāʹtō, IPA: /pəˈteɪtoÊŠ/
• UK IPA: /pəˈteɪtəʊ/
• Rhymes: -eɪtəʊ

Origin

From Taino batata ("sweet potato"), via Spanish patata. Not from a hypothetical Nahuatl word *potatl.

Full definition of potato

Noun

1. A plant tuber, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe
2. (informal, UK) A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking

Synonyms

• (plant) spud slang

Derived terms

Anagrams

• patoot