"smashed potatoes" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From smash + potato from the apparentness of it being the result a potato being violently smashed, leaving mashed bits and chunks. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|smash|potato}} smash + potato Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} smashed potatoes pl (plural only)
  1. chunky mashed potatoes; mashed potatoes with chunks of potatoes in it Tags: plural, plural-only Hypernyms: mashed potatoes Related terms: crunchy peanut butter
    Sense id: en-smashed_potatoes-en-noun-NlHLLrUW Categories (other): English pluralia tantum, Potatoes Disambiguation of Potatoes: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: From smashed potato + -es. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|smashed potato|es}} smashed potato + -es Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} smashed potatoes
  1. plural of smashed potato (potatoes that have been squashed flat) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: smashed potato (extra: potatoes that have been squashed flat)
    Sense id: en-smashed_potatoes-en-noun-Uxx6-sSJ Categories (other): English plurals in -oes with singular in -o, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -es, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Foods, Potatoes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -es: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Foods: 21 79 Disambiguation of Potatoes: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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