potato
The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosumThe edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
Kartoffel, Erdapfel, Grumbeere
карто́фельkartófelʹ, карто́фелинаkartófelina, карто́шкаkartóška
карто́пляkartóplja, картопли́наkartoplýna, бу́льбаbúlʹba
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
(countable, uncountable)The plant that produces this tuber.
(UK, countable, informal, uncountable)A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.
(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.
Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.
(countable, offensive, slang, uncountable)A mentally handicapped person.
(countable, humorous, uncountable)A camera that takes poor-quality pictures or videos.
(countable, humorous, slang, uncountable)An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas).
Examples
810 sentencesHelp yourself to more potato chips.
Візьми ще чіпсів. — deniko
Onions cook more quickly than potatoes.
Цибуля готується швидше, ніж картопля. — deniko
ruЛук готовится быстрее, чем картофель. — ae5s
deZwiebeln kochen schneller als Kartoffeln. — Vortarulo
When were potatoes introduced into Japan?
Коли в Японію було завезено картоплю? — Ahha
ruКогда в Японии был внедрён картофель? — Hellerick
deWann wurde die Kartoffel in Japan eingeführt? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My mother often makes potato salad.
Мама часто робить картопляний салат. — deniko
ruМама часто делает картофельный салат. — marafon
I ordered steak with scalloped potatoes.
Я замовила стейк із картопляним гратеном. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”). DoubletBorrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”). Doublet of batata.
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Forms
plural: potatoesSynonyms
18 synonyms- an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland:white potatoIrish potatomurphyspudtater
- annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous:white potatowhite potato vineSolanum tuberosum
Word family
85 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- potato chips
- mashed potatoes
- potato salad
- peeling potatoes
- ate potato chips
- peeled the potatoes
- make potato salad
- was peeling potatoes
- of potato chips
- bag of potato
- steak and potatoes
- like mashed potatoes