potato

🇬🇧 UK/pә'teitәu/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kA1

Definitions

n.

A common starchy vegetable with an edible underground tuber, widely used as a food staple

马铃薯;土豆

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
potatoother
=potato

Common Collocations

  • 1.mashed potato土豆泥
  • 2.baked potato烤土豆
  • 3.potato chips薯片
  • 4.sweet potato红薯

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She boiled the potatoes and mashed them with butter and cream.

  • 2.

    The famine was devastating because the entire potato crop had failed.

  • 3.

    Baked potato with sour cream is a classic American comfort food.

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