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fauxtatoes

faux·ta·toes

Today it means: A dish of mashed cauliflower used as an alternative to potatoes by followers of a low-carbohydrate diet. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of faux (“artificial, fake”) + potatoes.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.