How do you use "potato" in a sentence?

Would you like boiled or mashed potatoes with your dinner? She planted potatoes in her vegetable garden. Fish and chips is a classic British dish.

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Q: What does "potato" mean?

A starchy tuberous vegetable that grows underground A potato is a starchy, tuberous vegetable that grows underground and is one of the world's most important food crops. Potatoes can be prepared in many ways including boiling, baking, frying, and mashing. In British cuisine, chips (thick-cut fried potatoes) and crisps (thin sliced and fried) are popular forms.

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Significado: A starchy tuberous vegetable that grows underground

土豆，马铃薯

patata, papa

ジャガイモ、ポテト

감자

A potato is a starchy, tuberous vegetable that grows underground and is one of the world's most important food crops. Potatoes can be prepared in many ways including boiling, baking, frying, and mashing. In British cuisine, chips (thick-cut fried potatoes) and crisps (thin sliced and fried) are popular forms.

「potato」是一种在地下生长的淀粉质块茎蔬菜，是世界上最重要的粮食作物之一。土豆可以用多种方式烹制，包括煮、烤、炸和做成土豆泥。在英国料理中，薯条（厚切油炸土豆）和薯片（薄切油炸）是受欢迎的形式。

Una «potato» es una hortaliza tuberosa y almidonada que crece bajo tierra y es uno de los cultivos alimentarios más importantes del mundo. Las patatas se pueden preparar de muchas formas, incluyendo hervidas, asadas, fritas y en puré. En la cocina británica, las chips (patatas fritas gruesas) y las crisps (cortadas finas y fritas) son formas populares.

「potato」は、地下で育つでんぷん質の塊茎野菜で、世界で最も重要な食用作物の一つです。ジャガイモは茹でる、焼く、揚げる、マッシュするなど、多くの方法で調理できます。イギリス料理では、チップス（厚切りの揚げポテト）とクリスプス（薄切りで揚げたもの）が人気のある形態です。

감자는 땅속에서 자라는 녹말질의 덩이줄기 채소로, 세계에서 가장 중요한 식량 작물 중 하나입니다. 삶기, 굽기, 튀기기, 으깨기 등 다양한 방법으로 조리할 수 있습니다. 영국 요리에서는 칩스(두껍게 썰어 튀긴 감자)와 크리스프(얇게 썰어 튀긴 감자)가 대표적인 형태입니다.

Ejemplos

Would you like boiled or mashed potatoes with your dinner?
您晚餐想要煮土豆还是土豆泥？
¿Quieres patatas hervidas o puré de patatas con tu cena?
夕食にはゆでたジャガイモとマッシュポテトのどちらがいいですか？
저녁 식사에 삶은 감자와 으깬 감자 중 어느 것을 드시겠어요?
She planted potatoes in her vegetable garden.
她在菜园里种了土豆。
Plantó patatas en su huerto.
彼女は家庭菜園にジャガイモを植えました。
그녀는 텃밭에 감자를 심었습니다.
Fish and chips is a classic British dish.
炸鱼薯条是一道经典的英国菜。
El pescado con patatas fritas es un plato clásico británico.
フィッシュアンドチップスは伝統的なイギリス料理です。
피시 앤드 칩스는 전통적인 영국 요리입니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Spanish 'patata', a blend of Taino 'batata' (sweet potato) and Quechua 'papa' (potato). The word merged two different New World tubers into one English term.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Historia y curiosidades

Originally from the Andes mountains in South America, the potato was brought to Europe by Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century. Initially viewed with suspicion, it eventually became a staple food that transformed European agriculture.

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