[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
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