Spud

usgb/spʌd/
noun

A potato.

She boiled some spuds for dinner.
Visual representation of "spud" - A potato.

Often appears as...

  • bake a spud
  • peel a spud

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Informal

Colloquial

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Colloquial Use

Spud is a casual term for potato, often used in informal speech or writing.

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Let's make some fries from these spuds.
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Common Misunderstanding

Some might confuse 'spud' for a technical term because of its non-food-related meanings.

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Remember, in this context, spud means potato, not a tool.
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