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Dad baked a potato for lunch.
What does Potato mean?
A potato is a vegetable that grows underground.
Dictionary definition
A round or oval vegetable that grows underground and is often cooked as food.
Example sentences
Potato in a sentence
medium
The garden produced several potatoes in the fall.
hard
The recipe uses potato to make the soup thick and warm.
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What does potato mean?
Potato means a potato is a vegetable that grows underground.
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Potato
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puh · tay · toh · strongest beat: tay
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WordPotato.
Partnoun.
MeaningPotato means A potato is a vegetable that grows underground.
ExampleExample: Dad baked a potato for lunch.
Word breakdown
3 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- puh · tay · toh
- Strongest beat
- tay
- Ending
- toh
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on tay.
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Synonyms
Words like Potato
spudAn informal word for a potato.
tuberA plant part that grows underground and stores food.
Antonyms
Opposite words
fruitA different kind of food that usually grows from a flower.
leafy vegetableA vegetable where the leaves are usually eaten.
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Word family
Potato word family
Base word
potato
noun
potatoes
More than one potato.
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Understand Potato
Hint for students
A potato is a vegetable that grows underground.
Common mix-up
Potato is not the same as fruit. Potato means a potato is a vegetable that grows underground.
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Read this model sentence: The garden produced several potatoes in the fall. Clue words: garden, produced, several. Underline clue words that show why potato fits instead of fruit. Now write one new sentence that shows potato without using the word potato. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show potato?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The garden produced several potatoes in the fall." Why does potato fit better than fruit?
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