Meaning of potato | Babel Free
pəˈteɪ.təʊDefinitions
- A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.
- pope (an honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome)
- A sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.
- very bland soup, or more broadly, food in general
- A person or animal shaped like a potato, that is, with a large belly and/or short legs.
- nonsense, trifle, rubbish
- Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.
- third-person singular present indicative
- A mentally handicapped person.
- A camera that takes poor-quality pictures or videos.
- An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.
Equivalents
አማርኛ
ድንች
Azərbaycan dili
kartof
Беларуская
бульба
Български
картоф
বাংলা
আলু
Cymraeg
taten
Dansk
kartoffel
Esperanto
terpomo
Eesti
kartul
Euskara
patata
Gàidhlig
buntàta
ગુજરાતી
બટાટો
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
ʻuala kahiki
עברית
תַּפּוּחַ אֲדָמָה
Հայերեն
կարտոֆիլ
Bahasa Indonesia
kentang
ქართული
კარტოფილი
Қазақ тілі
картоп
ភាសាខ្មែរ
ដំឡូង
ಕನ್ನಡ
ಬಟಾಟೆ
Кыргызча
жералма
Latina
patata
Lëtzebuergesch
Gromper
Lingála
mbala
ລາວ
ມັນຝະລັ່ງ
Lietuvių
bulvė
Latviešu
kartupelis
Malagasy
ovy
Македонски
компир
മലയാളം
ഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ്
मराठी
बटाटा
Bahasa Melayu
kentang
Malti
patata
မြန်မာ
အာလူး
ଓଡ଼ିଆ
ଆଳୁ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਆਲੂ
پښتو
الو
Português
batata
Română
cartof
سنڌي
پٽاٽو
සිංහල
අර්තාපල්
Slovenčina
zemiak
Slovenščina
krompir
தமிழ்
உருளைக்கிழங்கு
Тоҷикӣ
себзаминӣ
ไทย
มันฝรั่ง
ትግርኛ
ድንሽ
Tagalog
patatas
اردو
آلو
O'zbekcha
kartoshka
Tiếng Việt
khoai tây
Wolof
pombiteer
isiXhosa
itapile
Yorùbá
ọ̀dùnkún
isiZulu
izambane
Examples
“Do not let⟳ your child have⟳ potato for another year; he will probably take⟳ milk well enough after he is weaned.”
“The protein value of this dish is equal to that of 1⅛ pounds of potato and beef, the fuel value, however, being much in excess of these.”
“A number⟳ of the children said that they had potato for breakfast, potato and herring for dinner, potato and milk for supper.”
“What was that about potatoes? Were they just a thing from foreign parts, like⟳ coffee; a luxury, an extra? Oh, the potato is a lordly fruit; drought or downpour, it grows and grows all the same. It laughs at the weather, and will stand⟳ anything; only deal⟳ kindly with it, and it yields fifteen-fold again. … A man may lack grain to make⟳ bread, but give⟳ him potatoes and he will not starve⟳. Roast them in embers, and there is supper; boil them in water, and there's a breakfast ready.”
“Although the potato actually has no exciting value, it was believed, in the seventeenth century, to possess⟳ definite aphrodisiac qualities, and is frequent mentioned in this respect⟳ in Elizabethan drama.”
“Potatoes were introduced to Ireland in 1590 after being brought to Europe by Spanish conquistadores from their place⟳ of origin in the South American Andes.”
“The rocketing popularity of potatoes in London's diet led to the conversion of the temporary GNR passenger station north of the canal [...] as a dedicated potato terminal, whose significant traffic was stolen from coastal shipping.”
“I don't value Monſieur de Champignon a rotten potatoe; […]”
“When most people refer⟳ to their computers as a potato they're being hyperbolic, but not Ethan. He plays Overwatch at 800x600 resolution with all settings on low and is excited when he gets 30 fps.”
“If you want⟳ to have⟳ a go right now, then Famitracker will let⟳ you compose songs for the NES and it'll run⟳ on a Windows-operated potato.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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