Irish potato

noun

A potato, distinguished from a sweet potato.

Meanings

nounIrish potato (plural Irish potatoes)

plural Irish potatoes

  1. USA potato, distinguished from a sweet potato.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

Irish potato. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irish%20potato

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Irish potato,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irish%20potato.

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