potatis

pōtātis

1. second-person plural present active indicative of pōtō

Borrowing from English potatoes, probably through an intermediate potates, from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata.

• IPA^(key): /pʊˈtɑːtɪs/, /pʊ²tɑːˌtɪs/

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• Hyphenation: po‧ta‧tis
• Rhymes: -¹ɑːtɪs, -²ɑːtɪs

potatis c

1. a potato (tuber of Solanum tuberosum)
2. (collectively) potato

   Pommes frites görs av potatis

   French fries are made from potatoes ("potato")

• potät (Bohuslän)
• knöl
• pantoffel (southwestern Scania)
• pantolla (Scania)
• pära (southeastern Scania and Gotland)
• pären, jordpären (northern Norrland)
• jordäpplen, jopp (western Dalarna)
• jolappel (northern Värmland)
• jolpron, jordpäron (Östergötland)
• petäta, petätta (northeastern Bohuslän)
• noler, putäter (Västergötland)

• färskpotatis (“new potato”)
• ha satt sin sista potatis
• het potatis
• mandelpotatis (“almond potato”)

• potatis in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• potatis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• potatis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)