n. (pl. -oes)
1. a starchy plant tuber that is cooked and used for food.
2 the plant, Solanum tuberosum, bearing this.
3 colloq. a hole in (esp. the heel of) a sock or stocking.
Phrases and idioms:
potato chip CHIP n. 3. potato crisp Brit. CRISP n. 1.
Etymology: Sp. patata var. of Taino batata