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Added 9 October 2026

potato

/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ noun

In Latin: patāta Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about potato at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland.
Annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous.

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata (“sweet potato”). Doublet of batata.

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