Main Entry: po·ta·to

Pronunciation: \pə-ˈtā-(ˌ)tō, -tə, dial pə-ˈdā-, bə-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural po·ta·toes

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Spanish batata, from Taino

Date: 1565

1 : sweet potato
2 a : an erect South American herb (Solanum tuberosum) of the nightshade family widely cultivated for its edible starchy tuber b : the tuber of a potato —called also Irish potato, spud, white potato

[potato illustration]