po·ta·to
potato
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- pronunciation:
- p
teI
to
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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.
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Potato comes from
batata, the Taino word for "sweet potato."