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tater

noun

ta·​ter ˈtā-tər How to pronounce tater (audio)
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dialect : potato
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And best of all, the standard diced or shredded potato was replaced with crisp tater tots that offered a welcome textural crunch against the soft filling. Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 1 Dec. 2025 The tater tots are loaded, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside, and mesh well with the ketchup, as all tater tots should. Kansas City Star, 29 Nov. 2025 The kids buffet menu includes chicken tenders, tater tots and macaroni and cheese. Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025 The dish, consisting of tater tots with salmon belly that was cured in-house, required too much time and too many ingredients. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tater

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tater was in 1759

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“Tater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tater. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.

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