potato

Universal Words noun [C,U] (plural potatoes) a round white vegetable with a brown or red skin that grows underground as the root of a plant also called a potato : Will you peel the potatoes for me? * (BrE) mashed potato * (AmE) mashed potatoes * roast / boiled / baked / fried potatoes seealsoCOUCHPOTATO, HOTPOTATO, JACKET, SWEETPOTATO IDIOMS see MEAT