potato

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
  2. noun annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater

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