"fauxtato" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fəʊˈteɪtəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fə-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /foʊˈteɪtoʊ/ [General-American], /fə-/ [General-American], /-tə/ [General-American], /-ɾə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fauxtato.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-fauxtato.wav Forms: fauxtatoes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtəʊ Etymology: Blend of faux (“artificial, fake”) + potato. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|faux|potato|gloss1=artificial, fake}} Blend of faux (“artificial, fake”) + potato Head templates: {{en-noun|~|es}} fauxtato (countable and uncountable, plural fauxtatoes)
  1. Cauliflower when used as an alternative to potatoes by followers of a low-carbohydrate diet. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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