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Definition of
potato noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
potato
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
pəˈteɪt̮oʊ
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
pəˈteɪt̮ə
/
/
[
countable
,
uncountable
]
(
pl.
potatoes
)
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a round white vegetable with a brown or red skin that grows underground as part of a plant also called a
potato
Will you peel the potatoes for me?
baked/boiled/fried/roast potatoes
see
couch potato
,
hot potato
,
mashed potatoes
,
meat and potatoes
,
sweet potato
See
potato
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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hot potato
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baked potato
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couch potato
noun
mouse potato
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potato chip
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sweet potato
noun
potato masher
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