Dictionary

potato en · INTJ

Pronunciation

pə-tāʹtō
/pɵˈʈaʈo/ (South-Asia)
/pɵˈʈeʈo/ (South-Asia)
/pəˈteɪ.toʊ/ (Canada, US)
/poˈteɪ.to/ (Philippines)
/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ (England)
[-ˈteɪ.ɾoʊ] (Canada, US)
(Received-Pronunciation) audio
(US) audio
/pəˈteto/ (Scotland)
(Canada, US)
(Received-Pronunciation) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”). Doublet of batata.

Meanings

(often, onomatopoeic, repeated) The rhythmic sound produced by a V-twin engine—a distinctive deep, throaty exhaust note.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
p'tater	Polite=Infm	alternative, dialectal	lexicographic
potatoe		alternative, nonstandard, obsolete	lexicographic
tater	Polite=Infm	alternative, dialectal	lexicographic

potato en · NOUN

Pronunciation

pə-tāʹtō
/pɵˈʈaʈo/ (South-Asia)
/pɵˈʈeʈo/ (South-Asia)
/pəˈteɪ.toʊ/ (Canada, US)
/poˈteɪ.to/ (Philippines)
/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ (England)
[-ˈteɪ.ɾoʊ] (Canada, US)
(Received-Pronunciation) audio
(US) audio
/pəˈteto/ (Scotland)
(Canada, US)
(Received-Pronunciation) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”). Doublet of batata.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
- A number of the children said that they had potato for breakfast, potato and herring for dinner, potato and milk for supper. 1915, Annual Report of the Local Government Board for Scotland, page 17:
- What was that about potatoes? Were they just a thing from foreign parts, like coffee; a luxury, an extra? Oh, the potato is a lordly fruit; drought or downpour, it grows and grows all the same. It laughs at the weather, and will stand anything; only deal kindly with it, and it yields fifteen-fold again. … A man may lack grain to make bread, but give him potatoes and he will not starve. Roast them in embers, and there is supper; boil them in water, and there's a breakfast ready. 1917, Knut Hamsun, Growth of the Soil, Book 1, Ch.4, at p.34
- Do not let your child have potato for another year; he will probably take milk well enough after he is weaned. 1891, “Condensed Replies to Various Letters”, in Leroy M[ilton] Yale, editor, Babyhood: The Mother’s Nursery Guide, Devoted to the Care of Children, volume VII, New York, N.Y.; London: Babyhood Publishing Company, page 230, column 2:
- The rocketing popularity of potatoes in London's diet led to the conversion of the temporary GNR passenger station north of the canal [...] as a dedicated potato terminal, whose significant traffic was stolen from coastal shipping. 2021 December 1, Nigel Harris, “St Pancras and King's Cross: 1947”, in RAIL, number 945, page 42:
- The protein value of this dish is equal to that of 1⅛ pounds of potato and beef, the fuel value, however, being much in excess of these. 1912, C[harles] F[ord] Langworthy, Caroline L[ouisa] Hunt, Cheese and Its Economical Uses in the Diet (Farmers’ Bulletin 487), Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, page 24:
- Although the potato actually has no exciting value, it was believed, in the seventeenth century, to possess definite aphrodisiac qualities, and is frequent mentioned in this respect in Elizabethan drama. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 195:
- Potatoes were introduced to Ireland in 1590 after being brought to Europe by Spanish conquistadores from their place of origin in the South American Andes. 2017, Anthony J. McMichael, Alistair Woodward, Cameron Muir, Climate Change and the Health of Nations, →ISBN, page 213:
(countable, uncountable) The plant that produces this tuber.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas).
(UK, countable, informal, uncountable) A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.
- She was untidily dressed as usual and there were potatoes in both heels. 1943, Agatha Christie, The Moving Finger:
(countable, derogatory, endearing, often, sometimes, uncountable) A person or animal shaped like a potato, that is, with a large belly and/or short legs.
(countable, uncountable) Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.
- I don't value Monſieur de Champignon a rotten potatoe; […] 1757, [Tobias Smollett], The Reprisal: Or, The Tars of Old England. […], London: […] R[oberts] Baldwin, […], →OCLC, Act I, scene ii, page 8:
(countable, offensive, slang, uncountable) Metaphor for a person or thing of little value. ▸ A mentally handicapped person.
(countable, humorous, uncountable) Metaphor for a person or thing of little value. ▸ A camera that takes poor-quality pictures or videos.
(countable, humorous, slang, uncountable) Metaphor for a person or thing of little value. ▸ An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.
- When most people refer to their computers as a potato they're being hyperbolic, but not Ethan. He plays Overwatch at 800x600 resolution with all settings on low and is excited when he gets 30 fps. 2017 March 17, Steven Messner, “Overwatch community donates PC parts to fan who could barely run it at 800x600”, in PC Gamer, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2018:
- If you want to have a go right now, then Famitracker will let you compose songs for the NES and it'll run on a Windows-operated potato. 2019 September 22, Benjamin Burns, “Meet the people making music with Mega Drives, Game Boys and gAtaris”, in Eurogamer, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2026:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
potatoe		alternative, nonstandard, obsolete	lexicographic
potatoes	Number=Plur		lexicographic
p'tater	Polite=Infm	alternative, dialectal	lexicographic
tater	Polite=Infm	alternative, dialectal	lexicographic

Translations (435)

nl pieper (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · fo epl (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · es tunta (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gsw Härpfl (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmw-cfr Krombier (Koblenz) (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cv паранкӑ (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ml ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ് (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kpv картупель (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · acw بَطَاطِس (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kgp pén'ó (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ce картог (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ccc ma'kona (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · nan-hbl 蕳砃 /𫈉砃 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · te ఆలుగడ్డ (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ota یر الماسی (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mdf модамарь (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmw-ecg Ardeppel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · nan-hbl 蕳砃薯 /𫈉砃薯 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ckb پەتاتە (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · abs artapel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · pcd pétote (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mg ovy (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · wa crompire (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · bho आलु (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · uz yerolma (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · krc картоф (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cim patát (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · pl pyra (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · dsb kulka (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · pcd peu'n tierre (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · lmo pòm da tèra (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cim petate (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · de Grumbeere (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · dng ёнйү (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · bar erdepfl (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · crs ponmdeter (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · shi baṭaṭa (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cv ҫӗр улми (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · rm tiffel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gl pataca (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · tk ýer almasy (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ary بطاطا (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sh krùmpīr (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cmn 地蛋 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ab акартош (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kl naatsiiaq (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ro barabulă (Moldova) (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · izh maamuna (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · or ଆଳୁ (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mfe pomdeter (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · dak bdo (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gu બટાટો (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmq-scy pantolla (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ja ポテト (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · hu krumpli (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · lzz დიხამაქვალი (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gan 洋芋頭 /洋芋头 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmw-cfr Grumber (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · frr kartüfel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · zu izambane (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · koi картов (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gor artape (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · id kentang (underpowered computer) · ba картуф (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmw-ecg Arber (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · nds-de Kantüffel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · my အာလူး (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · oj opin (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ay ch'uqi (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ak aborɔdwomaa (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · oc trufa (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · wa truke (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · is jarðepli (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sk zemiak (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ta உருளைக்கிழங்கு (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · szl kartofel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mi kāpana (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · is kartafla (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · vec tartùfola (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gsw Grandbere (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sv jordäpple (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · rsk кромпля (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · frr eerdaapel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ar بَطَاطَا (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kl eertaasaq (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · om dinnicha (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmw-cfr Ärpel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · uk картопли́на (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · izh maaomena (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · fr pomme de terre (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mk компир (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · rup patatã (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gsw Hääbi (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · lo ມັນຝະລັ່ງ (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gsw Guml (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · da kartoffel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ar بَطَاطِس (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · oj pin (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · wo pombiteer (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ydk sarembʌt (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmw-rfr Kadoffl (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · bo ཞོག་གོག (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · as আলু (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · lv pampalis (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sco pitattie (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · tl patatas (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · lt bulvė (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gsw Grumpre (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · pl ziemniak (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kok आळूं (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · bar eapfl (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · hrx Grummbeer (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ba бәрәңге (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · fi peruna (underpowered computer) · cjy 山藥蛋 /山药蛋 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · frr eerpel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · es papa (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · bar gartufela (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · af ertappel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ug ياڭيۇ (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · hak 馬鈴薯 /马铃薯 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · hil patatas (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · bua түмһэн (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · jv kenthang (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cmn 土豆服務器 /土豆服务器 (underpowered computer) · ce картол (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kmr petat (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gsw Grumbeer (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · bew artapel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sq kërtollë (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · yi בולבע (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · agj ድንች (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gsw Herdapfel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · to pateta (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmw-cfr Ääpel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · arz بطاطس (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · lad kartof (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · nds-de Kortüffel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cmn 洋山芋 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · tr çisil (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cmn 馬鈴薯 /马铃薯 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gd buntàta (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sa आलुकम् (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · tt бәрәңге (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · co pomu (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · swg Bodabirra (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cmn 土豆 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · nl aardappel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ajp بطاطا (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mww qos yaj ywv (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · nv nímasii (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ltg buļbe (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gsw Herdäpfel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sh кро̀мпӣр (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmw-cfr Erdäpel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · os картоф (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sh kròmpīr (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · de Grundbirne (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ast pataca (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · io terpomo (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ko 감자 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sh кру̀мпӣр (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · wa petote (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · de Erdapfel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ru карто́фелина (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · myv модамарь (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ca patata (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · vep kartofin (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · bar kartufula (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · frr kantüfel (Karrharde) (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sv plugg (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mhn ruab (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmw-cfr Äpel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gv puddase (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmq-scy potät (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · vro kardohkas (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · el πατάτα (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · str sqewθ (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · it patata (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · rm truffel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · uum картоп (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mn ᠲᠥᠮᠦᠰᠦ (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · tet fehuk-malae (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cdo 番囝薯 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · de Erdbirne (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cmn 洋芋 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · aii ܟܸܪܬܘܿܦܵܐ (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · vot maamuna (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · alt картошко (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · de Bramburi (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cic ahi' (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kn ಬಟಾಟೆ (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · xal боднцг (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ga fata (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ro cartof (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · eu patata (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sv potatis (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · dak mdo (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ky жералма (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kl issuusaq (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · vo pötetaplan (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gsw artuffula (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gl castaña da terra (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · swg Erdepfel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · km ដំឡូង (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · nb jordeple (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · si අල (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · te ఉర్లగడ్డ (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · afb بُطاط (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · rup pãtatã (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmw-rfr Grumbeer (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmq-scy pära (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · esu kantuuvvilaq (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · lv rācenis (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · rhg aalu (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmw-cfr Doffel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ovd pära (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmw-ecg Ardeppl (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · olo kartohku (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · hi आलू (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · rup pãpati (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · nah camohtli (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ast india (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · fr patate (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sv pära (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ky картөшкө (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · rup curcaci (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · nds-de Kartüffel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ps کچالو (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kmr qompîr (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · lad patata (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · fy ierappel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · rup combar (roa-rup) (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · it pomo di terra (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · oc patana (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · fur patate (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mhr роколма (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kg mbala (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · wa cartoxhe (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · tet fehuk-ropa (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · smn potás (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kw tetti (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sl krompir (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sq patate (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ja じゃがいも (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · pt batata (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mnp 馬鈴薯 /马铃薯 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · tr patates (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · chn wapato (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · wa canada (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · chr ᏄᎾ (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · yi קאַרטאָפֿל (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · stq Tuffelke (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · tet fehuk-midar (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · se buđeita (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · swg Grombiere (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · nl patat (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · haw ʻuala kahiki (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · pl kartofel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · pdc Grumbeer (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gv praase (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · liv naggõrz (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mi rīwai (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · hrx Kartoffel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · io potato (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sv potät (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · lad kumpir (Monastir, Sarajevo) (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mn төмс (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gsw Grumbira (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gsw Häpärä (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · hy կարտոֆիլ (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cmn 土豆兒 /土豆儿 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · fo epli (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · luy silasi (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kl kartoffeli (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · es patata (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · prs کَچالُو (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · vec pomo de tèra (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · arz بطاطساية (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · fi pottu (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · udm картофка (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ru карто́фель (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cs brambora (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mr बटाटा (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · az kartof (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gsw Herdöpfel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ja 馬鈴薯 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmw-cfr Grompere (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · hsn 洋芋頭 /洋芋头 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · vo pötet (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · vep mugulantoi paslön (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · uz kartoshka (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kk жералма (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kw patatysen (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kdr къартоф (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sms pååttaǩ (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · xh itapile (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · et kartul (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · tr badadez (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · vec patata (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sd پَٽاٽو (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ug بەرەڭگە (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sv pantoffel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ti ድንሽ (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · bn আলু (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gsw Grumpara (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · es chuño (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sd पटाटो (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ast indina (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · fi peruna (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · rm ardöffel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · nn jordeple (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · qu papa (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · br aval-douar (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · csb bùlwa (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · te బంగాళాదుంప (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cs brambor (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · de Kartoffel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gmw-rfr Kardoffel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ps الو (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · bo ཞོ་ཁོག (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · es patata (underpowered computer) · gmw-rfr Grumber (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · gsw Härdöpfel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · nan-hbl 馬鈴薯 /马铃薯 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kum картоп (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kmr kartol (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ady чӏырыкӏу (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · arn poñi (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · id kentang (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · uk бу́льба (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · win too (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · yue 薯仔 (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ln mbala (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · xmm artapel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · lv kartupelis (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · ga práta (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · el γεώμηλο (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · cim pataata (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mi taewa (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · li aerpel (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sw kiazi ulaya (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · mi parareka (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · lb Gromper (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · swg Aidepfl (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · sgs bolbė (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · kw aval dor (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) · rm hardefel (plant tuber eaten as 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wikidata: Q16587531 · wikidata: Q10998

potato en · VERB

Pronunciation

pə-tāʹtō
/pɵˈʈaʈo/ (South-Asia)
/pɵˈʈeʈo/ (South-Asia)
/pəˈteɪ.toʊ/ (Canada, US)
/poˈteɪ.to/ (Philippines)
/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ (England)
[-ˈteɪ.ɾoʊ] (Canada, US)
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/pəˈteto/ (Scotland)
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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”). Doublet of batata.

Meanings

(slang, transitive) To hit very hard; to pummel.
- Bradshaw doesn't find much humour in it though, and beats the tar out of Dustin, potatoing him with every blow. 2014, James Dixon, Arnold Furious, Bob Dahlstrom, The Raw Files: 1998, page 26:
(transitive) To hit with a thrown or fired potato.
- Yvonne and Lee Swee potatoed Deputy Lestrade multiple times before Sheriff Moran potatoed them both. […] Suddenly, Sheriff Moran heard the click click of an empty weapon. He turned to see that both Mayor Eliza and Kat had run out of ammunition. 2017, A. J. Low, Sherlock Sam’s Orange Shorts: Special Edition:

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Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
potatoed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
potatoed	Tense=Past		lexicographic
potatoes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
tater	Polite=Infm	alternative, dialectal	lexicographic
potatoe		alternative, nonstandard, obsolete	lexicographic
potatoing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
p'tater	Polite=Infm	alternative, dialectal	lexicographic

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potato en · NOUN

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potato en · VERB

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