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
Loanwordpotatoother
=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.