Kartoffel — meaning in English

English meaning

• potato noun A starchy vegetable that grows underground as the tuber of the potato plant.
• spud noun Informal word for a potato.

Senses

Kartoffel is used for these senses in English:

• potato A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.
• spud (informal) A potato. [from 1845]

potato — full definition

1. noun A starchy vegetable that grows underground as the tuber of the potato plant.
2. noun (informal) A device or thing considered low quality, such as a poor camera or a weak computer.

spud — full definition

1. noun Informal word for a potato.
2. noun A narrow tool similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds or roots.
3. verb To begin drilling an oil well.

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