po‧ta‧to S2 /pəˈteɪtəʊ $ -toʊ/ noun (plural potatoes)
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Spanish; Origin: batata, from Taino]

1. [uncountable and countable] a round white vegetable with a brown, red, or pale yellow skin, that grows under the ground
roast/fried/boiled/mashed potato
jacket potato (=cooked in its skin)
Marie stood at the sink, peeling potatoes (=cutting off the skin).

2. [countable] a plant that produces potatoes

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

potato
noun
ADJ. baking, new | sweet | seed | baked, boiled, chipped, creamed, fried, jacket, mashed, roast, saute jacket potatoes with sour cream and chives
QUANT. sack
VERB + POTATO eat, have | peel, scrape | chop, mash, slice | bake, boil, cook, fry, roast, saute potatoes baked in their jackets
POTATO + NOUN chip, crisp, puree, salad | peel, skin | peeler | crop, harvest
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[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

potato

peel potatoes (=cut the skin off them)
Peel and slice the potatoes.
slice potatoes (=cut them into long thin pieces)
dice potatoes (=cut them into small square pieces)
mash potatoes (=crush them until they are smooth, after boiling them)
boiled potatoes
Serve with plain boiled potatoes.
mashed potato(es) (=boiled and crushed until smooth)
I like sausages with mashed potatoes.
roast potatoes (=cooked in an oven with fat)
traditional roast beef with roast potatoes
a baked/jacket potato (=cooked in its skin)
We cooked baked potatoes in the embers of the fire.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

potato
pəˈteɪtəu
See: hot potato

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