potato
/pəˈteɪtoʊ/
noun
- A round vegetable with brown, yellow, or red skin and white or yellow flesh, eaten cooked or fried.
- Farmers harvest potatoes in the fall and store them for winter.
- Baked potato with sour cream and chives is a classic comfort food.
- She peeled the potato and cut it into small cubes for the stew.
- A person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television or using electronic devices (often in the phrase 'couch potato').
- My brother is such a potato; he never wants to go outside.
- After work, he turns into a potato on the couch and watches hours of TV.
- Being a couch potato can lead to health problems like obesity.
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