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potato

po·tato

UK/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ US/pəˈteɪ.toʊ/ common informal slang uk

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Origin

Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”).

Phrases

  • air potato
  • all that and a bag of potato chips
  • almond potato
  • Amandine potato
  • Andean potato
  • Andean potato latent virus
  • Andean potato mottle virus
  • Andean potato weevil

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