Main Entry: po·ta·to
Pronunciation: p&-'tA-(")tO, -t&, dial p&-'dA-, b&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -toes
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Spanish batata, from Taino
1 : SWEET POTATO
2 a : an erect So. American herb (Solanum tuberosum) of the nightshade family widely cultivated as a vegetable crop b : the edible starchy tuber of a potato -- called also Irish potato, white potato