potato

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/, [pʰə̥ˈtʰeɪtʰəʊ]
• (GA) enPR: pə-tāʹtō, IPA: /pəˈteɪ.toʊ/, [pʰə̥ˈtʰeɪɾoʊ], [pʰə̥ˈtʰeɪɾə]

Noun

potato (plural potatoes)

1. A plant tuber, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe.
2. (informal, UK) A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking
3. (humorous) A camera that takes poor-quality pictures.
4. (slang, offensive) A mentally handicapped person.
5. (humorous, slang, computing) An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.

Synonyms

• (plant) spud (slang), tater (slang)
• (vegetable) earthapple (rare)

Translations

• French: pomme de terre, patate (informal)
• German: Kartoffel, Erdapfel (Southern Germany), Grumbeere (Southwestern Germany), Erdbirne, Grundbirne, Bramburi (Austria)
• Italian: patata
• Portuguese: batata
• Russian: карто́фель
• Spanish: patata (Spain), papa (Latin America)

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