potato

Definitions

1. A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.
   countable, uncountable
2. pope (an honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome)
3. A sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
4. A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.
   UK, countable, informal, uncountable
5. very bland soup, or more broadly, food in general
6. A person or animal shaped like a potato, that is, with a large belly and/or short legs.
   countable, uncountable
7. nonsense, trifle, rubbish
8. Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.
   countable, uncountable
9. third-person singular present indicative
10. A mentally handicapped person.
    countable, offensive, slang, uncountable
11. A camera that takes poor-quality pictures or videos.
    countable, humorous, uncountable
12. An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.
    countable, humorous, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

86 more languages

Afrikaansaartappelertappel

አማርኛድንች

العربيةالبطاطةبطاطابطاطس

Azərbaycan dilikartof

Беларускаябульба

Българскикартоф

বাংলাআলু

བོད་སྐད།ཞོ་ཁོགཞོག་གོག

Bosanskikrompirkrtolakrumpirkrumpirovpapaparaкромпиркртолакрумпиров+ 6 more

Catalàcreïllapatata

Češtinabramborbramborabramborovýzemčezemňák+ 2 more

Cymraegtaten

Danskkartoffel

Ελληνικάγεώμηλοπατάτα

Esperantoterpomo

Eestikartul

Euskarapatata

Suomiperunapotaattipottu

Gaeilgefatapráta

Gàidhligbuntàta

Galegobalocabarallocacastaña da terrapatacapatoa+ 2 more

ગુજરાતીબટાટો

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻiʻuala kahiki

עבריתתַּפּוּחַ אֲדָמָה

हिन्दीआलूबटाटा

Hrvatskikrompirkrtolakrumpirkrumpirovpapaparaкромпиркртолакрумпиров+ 6 more

Magyarburgonyakrumpli

Հայերենկարտոֆիլ

Bahasa Indonesiakentang

Íslenskajarðeplikartafla

Italianopatatapomo di terrapotato

日本語じゃがいもジャガ芋ポテト芋馬鈴薯+ 2 more

ქართულიკარტოფილი

Қазақ тілікартоп

ភាសាខ្មែរដំឡូង

ಕನ್ನಡಬಟಾಟೆ

한국어감자지슬

Kurdîkartolpapaparapatatpatate+ 2 more

Кыргызчажералма

Latinapatata

LëtzebuergeschGromper

Lingálambala

ລາວມັນຝະລັ່ງ

Lietuviųbulvė

Latviešukartupelis

Malagasyovy

Македонскикомпир

മലയാളംഉരുളക്കിഴങ്ങ്

Монголтөмсᠲᠥᠮᠦᠰᠦ

मराठीबटाटा

Bahasa Melayukentang

Maltipatata

မြန်မာအာလူး

Nederlandsaardappelpatatpieper

ଓଡ଼ିଆଆଳୁ

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਲੂ

Polskibulwakartofelkartoflanypyraziemniaczanyziemniak+ 3 more

پښتوالو

Portuguêsbatata

Românăcartof

Русскийкарто́фелинакартофелькартохакартошка+ 1 more

سنڌيپٽاٽو

සිංහලඅර්‍තාපල්

Slovenčinazemiak

Slovenščinakrompir

Shqipkërtollëpatate

Српскиkrompirkrtolakrumpirkrumpirovpapaparaкромпиркртолакрумпиров+ 6 more

Svenskapantoffelparapluggpotätpotatis+ 2 more

Kiswahilikiazikiazi ulaya

தமிழ்உருளைக்கிழங்கு

తెలుగుఆలుగడ్డఉర్లగడ్డబంగాళాదుంప

Тоҷикӣсебзаминӣ

ไทยมันฝรั่ง

ትግርኛድንሽ

Türkmençekartoşkaýer almasy

Tagalogpatatas

Türkçebadadezkartofkartolkumpirpatatesyerelması+ 3 more

ئۇيغۇرچەبەرەڭگەياڭيۇ

Українськабандурабарабо́лябіббульбакартоплинакарто́плякартопляний+ 4 more

اردوآلو

O'zbekchakartoshka

Tiếng Việtkhoai tây

Wolofpombiteer

isiXhosaitapile

Yorùbáọ̀dùnkún

isiZuluizambane

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.”

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