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potato

po·ta·to

potato

 
pronunciation:
p teI to
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part of speech: noun
inflections: potatoes
definition: a kind of thick, underground plant stem that is eaten as a vegetable. Potatoes have pale flesh and thin skin that is usually brown, yellow, or red.
He scrubbed and peeled the potatoes for boiling.
 
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Potato comes from batata, the Taino word for "sweet potato."
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