potato

名词 potato:

1. an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
   同义词：white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater
2. annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
   同义词：white potato, white potato vine, Solanum tuberosum

1. Stick the fork into the potato.
   用叉子插土豆。
2. The potato is a vegetable, not a fruit.
   马铃薯是一种蔬菜，不是一种水果。
3. This salad is made of apple, pear, potato and celery.
   这份色拉是由苹果、梨、土豆和芹菜做成的。
4. I like to cook dishes with potatoes.
   我喜欢用马铃薯炒菜。
5. Would you like more mashed potato?
   在来点马铃薯泥好吗？

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n.（名词）
【复数】 po.ta.toes
A South American plant(Solanum tuberosum) widely cultivated for its starchy, edible tubers.
土豆，马铃薯：因含淀粉的可食根而被广泛种植的南美植物（马铃薯 茄属）
A tuber of this plant.
土豆块茎：这种植物的块茎
A sweet potato.See Regional Note at possum
甘薯参见 possum

来源：
Spanish patata
西班牙语 patata
alteration probably influenced by Quechua papa [white potato]
可能受 奇楚亚语 papa的影响 [白薯]
of Taino batata [sweet potato]
泰诺语 batata的变化 [甘薯]