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new potato

noun

: a small moist tender thin-skinned potato harvested early in the growing season

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Everyone is always looking for a new potato dish, and the Test Kitchen pros all agreed this would be the dish to wow for Friendsgiving this year. Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2025 Chick-fil-A debuts two potato chip varieties Chick-fil-A also announced two new potato chip varieties, now offered in a new waffle cut style that closely resembles Chick-fil-A's waffle fries. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025 Chick-fil-A debuts two potato chip varieties Chick-fil-A also announced two new potato chip varieties, now offered in a new waffle cut style that closely resembles Chick-fil-A's waffle fries. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025 Instead, farmers use little chunks of potato in the soil to create new potato plants. Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for new potato

Word History

First Known Use

1765, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of new potato was in 1765

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“New potato.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/new%20potato. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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