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Definition of potato
— called also Irish potato, spud, white potato
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Cook blueberries, rooibos, and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan, pressing berries with a potato masher to mash, until syrupy, 8 to 10 minutes. — Taylor Murray, Country Living, "Rooibos-Blueberry-Glazed Donut Holes," 19 Mar. 2019 Huge 16-foot saw logs, weighing up to 2,000 pounds, crunched against one another like shoestring potatoes in a crazy man’s skillet. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "The Lost Art of Floating Logs Down the River," 16 Feb. 2019 Yeah, the boys loved McDonald's, and going out to pizza, and having potato skins—sort of the American foods. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "The Queen's Former Personal Chef, Darren McGrady, Ran into Prince Harry's Ex on a Plane This Week," 27 Jan. 2019 To reduce carbs, cauliflower was mashed like potatoes and served with the beef. — Scott Mccartney, WSJ, "A Guide to Surviving the Longest Flight in the World," 16 Oct. 2018 Starchy vegetables like potatoes, beans, and corn have carbohydrates, as do some dairy products, including milk and yogurt. — Colleen Stinchcombe, Redbook, "What Are Macros, Exactly?," 27 Aug. 2018 Like potatoes, conventional ginger is irradiated and treated to stop it from sprouting at the supermarket. — Sharon Tregaskis, Good Housekeeping, "The Easiest Way to Grow Ginger at Home," 29 July 2018 On the culinary side are toasts, snacks like crispy sea-salt potatoes, salads and larger dishes, including chicken skewers and a flatiron steak. — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, "Leonelli Taberna Opens in NoMad," 19 June 2018 Nick also gives Luke the letters that June smuggled out of Jezebel’s last season, which were burning a plot hole in his trunk like a flaming potato since Eden found them there in the last episode. — Rena Gross, Billboard, "9 Major Moments From 'The Handmaid's Tale' Season 2, Episode 9 'Smart Power'," 13 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'potato.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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