po·ta·to
 potato
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- pronunciation:
- p
teI
to
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
potatoes |
| definition: |
a kind of thick, underground plant stem that is eaten as a vegetable. Potatoes have pale flesh and thin skin that is usually brown, yellow, or red.
He scrubbed and peeled the potatoes for boiling.
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Potato comes from
batata, the Taino word for "sweet potato."