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p-uh-TAYT-oh/pəˈteɪtəʊ/

A round vegetable from the ground, white or yellow inside. Potatoes (plural, -es) with rice, meat, or on their own. Potato is countable: a potato, some potatoes. Tomato looks similar but is usually red and softer. Chips in British English are fried potato sticks.

Meaning

A round white vegetable that grows in the ground.

Examples

• “We had rice and potatoes.”
• “Boil the potatoes for twenty minutes.”
• “Would you like another potato?”

Good to know

Plural: potatoes. Countable. Tomato is a different (usually red) food.

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