spud
A potatoA potato.
» Spud means the same thing as potato.
Erdapfel bedeutet das Gleiche wie Kartoffel.
Meaning
12 senses(informal)A potato.
Kartoffel
карто́фелинаkartófelina
картопли́наkartoplýna
(informal)A hole in a sock.
A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.
(usually plural, slang)A testicle.
A digging fork with three broad prongs.
A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.
моты́гаmotýga, са́паsápa
моти́каmotýka, сапа́sapá, са́пкаsápka
a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.
A movable post through a sleeve in the hull of a work barge to anchor it to the bottom of a body of water.
A short central rod in a lighting fixture, for attachment to the light.
(obsolete)Anything short and thick.
(US, dialectal, obsolete)A piece of dough boiled in fat.
(obsolete)A dagger.
Examples
3 sentencesSpud means the same thing as potato.
deErdapfel bedeutet das Gleiche wie Kartoffel.
In his tavern The Spud Inn, Tom offers a wide range of potato dishes.
deTom bietet in seinem Gasthaus „Zur Knolle“ ein breites Sprektrum an Kartoffelgerichten an.
I've brought a sack of spuds. Shall I take it straight to the cellar?
ruЯ принёс мешок картошки. Отнести его сразу в погреб?
deIch habe einen Sack Kartoffeln mitgebracht. Soll ich den gleich in den Keller tragen?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English spudde (“small knife”). Origin unknown; probably related to Danish spyFrom Middle English spudde (“small knife”). Origin unknown; probably related to Danish spyd, Old Norse spjót (“spear”), German Spieß (“spear; spike; skewer”). Compare English spit (“sharp, pointed rod”). The use of the term for a potato perhaps first appeared in New Zealand and Australian dialect and slang.
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Forms
plural: spudsSynonyms
6 synonyms- a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds:stump spud
- an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland:potatowhite potatoIrish potatomurphytater