Definition of POTATO

potato

Plural: potatoes

Noun

  • The edible starchy tuber of a cultivated plant.
  • 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
  • Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.
  • A sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
  • A conspicuous hole in a sock or stocking.
  • A person or animal shaped like a potato, that is, with a large belly and/or short legs.
  • Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.
  • Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.
  • A mentally handicapped person.
  • Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.
  • A camera that takes poor-quality pictures.
  • Metaphor for a person or thing of little value.
  • An underpowered computer or other device, especially when small in size.

Verb

  • To hit very hard; to pummel.
  • To hit with a thrown or fired potato.

Intj

  • The rhythmic sound produced by a V-twin engine—a distinctive deep, throaty exhaust note.

Examples

  • He managed to play POTATO for a respectable score, but wished for higher point letters.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

Irish potato, murphy, Solanum tuberosum, spud, tater, white potato, white potato vine, Donovan, Irish apricot, Irish fruit, bog orange, earthapple, mickey, p'tater, tatie, tator, toaster

Scrabble Score: 8

potato: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
potato: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
potato: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

potato: valid Words With Friends Word