tater

See also: tatér, tâter, and Täter

English

Etymology

Representing an aphetic pronunciation of potato. Compare patater (“potato”) and 'mater (“tomato”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈteɪtə/
  • (US) enPR: tāʹtər, IPA(key): /ˈteɪtɚ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪtə(r)

Noun

tater (plural taters)

  1. (Britain, US, informal) A potato.
  2. (US, baseball, slang) A home run

Derived terms

See also
  • patater

Anagrams
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