potato
♦ po|ta|to /pət'eɪtoʊ/ (potatoes)
1 [N-VAR]
Potatoes are quite round vegetables with brown or red skins and white insides. They grow under the ground.
see also sweet potato
2 [PHRASE] N inflects
You can refer to a difficult subject that people disagree on as a hot potato.
...a political hot potato such as abortion.couch po|ta|to (couch potatoes)
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A couch potato is someone who spends most of their time watching television and does not exercise or have any interesting hobbies. (INFORMAL)
...couch potatoes flicking through endless satellite TV channels.hot po|ta|to (hot potatoes)
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If you describe a problem or issue as a hot potato, you mean that it is very difficult and nobody wants to deal with it. (INFORMAL)jack|et po|ta|to (jacket potatoes)
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A jacket potato is a large potato that has been baked with its skin on. (BRIT; in AM, use baked potato)
= baked potatopo|ta|to chip (potato chips)
1 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Potato chips are very thin slices of potato that have been fried until they are hard, dry, and crisp. (AM; in BRIT, use crisps)
2 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Potato chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal. (BRIT; in AM, use French fries)po|ta|to crisp (potato crisps)
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Potato crisps are the same as crisps. (BRIT FORMAL)sweet po|ta|to (sweet potatoes)
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Sweet potatoes are vegetables that look like large ordinary potatoes but taste sweet. They have pinkish-brown skins and yellow flesh.
1 [N-VAR]
Potatoes are quite round vegetables with brown or red skins and white insides. They grow under the ground.
see also sweet potato
2 [PHRASE] N inflects
You can refer to a difficult subject that people disagree on as a hot potato.
...a political hot potato such as abortion.couch po|ta|to (couch potatoes)
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A couch potato is someone who spends most of their time watching television and does not exercise or have any interesting hobbies. (INFORMAL)
...couch potatoes flicking through endless satellite TV channels.hot po|ta|to (hot potatoes)
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If you describe a problem or issue as a hot potato, you mean that it is very difficult and nobody wants to deal with it. (INFORMAL)jack|et po|ta|to (jacket potatoes)
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A jacket potato is a large potato that has been baked with its skin on. (BRIT; in AM, use baked potato)
= baked potatopo|ta|to chip (potato chips)
1 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Potato chips are very thin slices of potato that have been fried until they are hard, dry, and crisp. (AM; in BRIT, use crisps)
2 [N-COUNT] usu pl
Potato chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal. (BRIT; in AM, use French fries)po|ta|to crisp (potato crisps)
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Potato crisps are the same as crisps. (BRIT FORMAL)sweet po|ta|to (sweet potatoes)
[N-VAR]
Sweet potatoes are vegetables that look like large ordinary potatoes but taste sweet. They have pinkish-brown skins and yellow flesh.