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potato

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˈteɪtəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pəˈteɪtoʊ, -tə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pə tā′tō, -tə)

Inflections of 'potato' (n): npl: potatoes

Collocations for "potato"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "potato" in context.

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potato

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [mashed, fried, roasted] potatoes
  2. [canned, frozen, fresh] potatoes
  3. a sweet potato
  4. a [baked, raw] potato
  5. a [crisp, crunchy, farm, large, small, red] potato
  6. an [Irish, Idaho] potato
  7. [grow, plant, pick, sort] potatoes
  8. [dice, cut, peel, slice] potatoes
  9. [roast, grill, fry, mash] potatoes
  10. [roast] potato with [bacon, cheese, sour cream]
  11. [cooked, served, made] with potatoes
  12. a [sack, bag, kilo] of potatoes
  13. [five, ten] pounds of potatoes
  14. with potato and onion
  15. meat and potatoes
  16. the potatoes are [sprouting, green]
  17. is small potatoes compared to
  18. dropped it like a hot potato
n as adj
  1. is a potato farmer
  2. potato [fields, crops, farming, harvests]
  3. potato [wedges, chips, skins]
  4. sweet potato [fries, mash]
  5. [using, with] a potato peeler
  6. make a potato clock
  7. UK: potato [marketing board, council]
  8. the (Irish) Potato Famine
  9. has a potato [computer, camera]
  10. slang: potato [videos, image]
  11. slang: potato quality
'potato' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
print - butter - dish - couch - jacket - steak - salad - pack - oven - any - raw - leek - chip - fillet - lamb - mash - sack - wart - wedge - peel - crunch - gorge - substantial - refill - blight - parsnip

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