transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈtā-(ˌ)tō, -tə, dialect ]
pə-ˈdā-, bə- noun
( plural -toes )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Spanish batata, from Taino
Date: 1565
1. : sweet potato
2.
a. : an erect South American herb ( Solanum tuberosum ) of the nightshade family widely cultivated for its edible starchy tuber
b. : the tuber of a potato — called also Irish potato, spud, white potato
[
potato 2a
]