potato

noun

A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.

(informal, UK) A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.

A person or animal shaped like a potato, that is, with a large belly and/or short legs.

Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.

(slang, offensive) A mentally handicapped person.

(humorous) A camera that takes poor-quality pictures or videos.

(humorous, slang, computing) An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.

(obsolete) A sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

verb

(slang, transitive) To hit very hard; to pummel.

(transitive) To hit with a thrown or fired potato.

Roots

batatapotato- · Taino · sweet potato

Synonyms for potato

tatern spudn tomaton cabbagen eggplantn beansn auberginen

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Where does potato come from?

The word potato breaks down into one root of Taino origin: the root potato-, from Taino batata (“sweet potato”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.