From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Food, Crops, Plantspotatopo‧ta‧to /pəˈteɪtəʊ $ -toʊ/ ●●●S2 noun (plural potatoes)1👁 Image of potato [countable, uncountable]DF a round white vegetable with a brown, red, or paleyellowskin, that grows under the groundroast/fried/boiled/mashed potatojacket potato (=cooked in its skin)
Marie stood at the sink, peeling potatoes (=cutting off the skin).2[countable]TACHBP a plant that produces potatoesCOLLOCATIONSverbspeel 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)ADJECTIVES/NOUN + potatoboiled potatoesServe 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 potatoesa baked/jacket potato (=cooked in its skin)We cooked baked potatoes in the embers of the fire.Examples from the Corpuspotato• The Colorado beetlespreads over a potatocrop and a human populationstarves.• The salad was in the icebox, and the roast and potatoes in the oven.• a bakedpotato• Try these deliciously crunchypotato skins with garlicmayonnaise as an alternative to the chive and garlic dressing.• Long tables with stainless-steel trays held mashedpotatoes, sauerkraut, friedoysters and oyster stew.• mashed potatoes• It goes together easily with butternut squash, onion, potato, carrots and broth.• Good Friday in East Anglia used to be the traditional day for planting potatoes.• He later became director of the potatoprogram and was named state seedcommissioner in 1988.• Carefully remove the potatoes from the pan with a slottedspoon and reserve any remainingstock to make the gravy if desired.peeling potatoes• We are peeling potatoes, forming tinymeatballs, browning chicken, shelling peas.• Betty was sitting in the porch of the cottagepeeling potatoes.• Just a pair of hands peeling potatoes and a reflection in the mirror.• When Ruth went into the house Hester was sitting on an uprightchair by the table, peeling potatoes.Originpotato(1500-1600)Spanishbatata, from Taino
