English > spud: 4 senses > noun 1, food| Meaning | An edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland. |
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| Synonyms | potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, tater |
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| Part of | potato, white potato, white potato vine, Solanum tuberosum | Annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers |
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| Parts | jacket | The outer skin of a potato |
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| Narrower | Uruguay potato | Similar to the common potato |
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| baked potato | potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven |
| french fries, french-fried potatoes, fries, chips | strips of potato fried in deep fat |
| home fries, home-fried potatoes | Sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp |
| mashed potato | potato that has been peeled and boiled and then mashed |
| Broader | root vegetable | Any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers |
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| solanaceous vegetable | Any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae |
| starches | Foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread) |
| Spanish | papa, patata, tater |
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| Catalan | creïlla, murphy, patata, tater |
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