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tater

A child holds a warm baked tater in their hands.

Definition

Noun: 1. Potato: An informal, chiefly North American term for a potato, which is the edible starchy tuber of the plant Solanum tuberosum, native to South America and a major global food crop.

Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • For dinner, we're having roast chicken with mashed taters and gravy.
    • He dug up a bushel of taters from his garden.
    • Would you like a baked tater with your steak?
Advanced Usage
  • "Small potatoes/taters": An idiom meaning something or someone insignificant or unimportant.
    • The fine was small potatoes compared to the profit they made.
    • Don't worry about his criticism; he's small taters in this industry.
Variants and Related Words
  • Potato (n): The standard formal term for the same vegetable.
  • Spud (n): Another common informal synonym for a potato.
  • Tater tot (n): A registered trademark for a small, cylindrical, deep-fried piece of grated potato, often served as a side dish. This is a compound term.
Synonyms
  • Potato
  • Spud (informal)
  • Tuber (botanical term)
Related Phrases
  • "Meat and taters": A phrase describing a simple, hearty, and traditional meal, often implying a no-nonsense or fundamental approach.
    • He's a meat and taters kind of guy, not interested in fancy cuisine.
  • "Couch potato/tater": A slang term for a person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television. "Couch potato" is the far more common form.
    • After the marathon, I plan to be a complete couch tater for the weekend.
tater

A child holds a warm baked tater in their hands.

Noun
  1. an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

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