praties
Definition
Noun (plural only): - Potatoes: "praties" is an informal or dialectal term referring to potatoes, especially in Irish or Scottish usage.
Usage Examples
- (He planted potatoes for the cold season.)
- (The children removed the skins from the potatoes before cooking.)
- (Potatoes were a basic food in the traditional community.)
Advanced Usage
- "praties and point": a historical Irish expression meaning a meal of potatoes with no accompaniment (the "point" was a herring hung above the table to point at).
- During the famine, many families survived on praties and point. (They ate only potatoes, with no other food.)
Variants and Related Words
Prata (variant spelling): an alternative form of "praties," used in some dialects.
- The farmer sold his prata crop at the market. (He sold his potatoes.)
Potato (n): the standard term for the starchy tuber.
- A potato is a versatile vegetable used in many dishes.
Synonyms
Spuds: a common informal term for potatoes.
- She bought a bag of spuds for the stew. (She bought potatoes.)
Taters: another informal or dialectal synonym for potatoes.
- Mash the taters with butter and milk. (Mash the potatoes.)
Related Idioms
"Hot potato": a controversial or difficult issue (not directly related to "praties" but using the same root word).
- The tax reform became a hot potato in parliament. (It became a contentious issue.)
"Couch potato": a person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television.
- He turned into a couch potato after retiring. (He became very sedentary.)