spud
A potatoA potato.
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» Spud means the same thing as potato.
Erdapfel bedeutet das Gleiche wie Kartoffel. — maaster
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Examples
3 sentencesSpud means the same thing as potato.
deErdapfel bedeutet das Gleiche wie Kartoffel. — maaster
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I've brought a sack of spuds. Shall I take it straight to the cellar?
ruЯ принёс мешок картошки. Отнести его сразу в погреб? — Wezel
deIch habe einen Sack Kartoffeln mitgebracht. Soll ich den gleich in den Keller tragen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
12 senses(informal)A potato.
Kartoffel
карто́фелинаkartófelina
картопли́наkartoplýna
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 digging fork with three broad prongs.
More meanings 9
(informal)A hole in a sock.
A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.
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.
(usually plural, slang)A testicle.
(obsolete)A dagger.
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- an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland:potatowhite potatoIrish potatomurphytater
- a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds:stump spud
Word family
13 related wordsSee also
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