potato
- noun
- A1
- Top 3000
A round or oval vegetable with a thin brown skin that grows under the ground and is eaten cooked.
I peeled six potatoes and put them on to boil.
We planted potatoes in the garden at the end of April.
Roast potatoes taste wonderful with chicken and a little gravy.
Store the potatoes in a dark, dry place so they do not sprout.
Common collocations: mashed potatoes · boiled potatoes · roast potatoes · baked potato · peel a potato · potato salad · a sack of potatoes
Part of: Vegetables, Cooking
Forms
- plural
- potatoes