Comprehensive
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
     
Lookup History
potato

po·ta·to

potato

 
pronunciation:
p teI to
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer
part of speech: noun
inflections: potatoes
definition: a root that is eaten as a vegetable. Potatoes usually have brown or red skin and white or yellow flesh.
 
Word CombinationsSubscriber feature About this feature
Word History
Potato comes from batata, the Taino word for "sweet potato."
Word Explorer
See
  vegetable