Irish potato

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

murphy potato spud tater white potato home-fried potatoes irish famine

Hypernyms

root vegetable solanaceous vegetable starches

Hyponyms

french fries chips mashed potato fries baked potato french-fried potatoes

Examples

Shaw said that Irish potato production in Manchester North East communities like Christiana had suffered under the drought. Source: Internet

The Irish potato famine of the 1840s was caused by a plant disease that reached the Highlands in 1846, where 150,000 people faced disaster because their food supply was largely potatoes (with a little herring, oatmeal and milk). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

irish phrase irish poker Irish poplin Irish pound Irish punt Irish question