"tater" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈteɪtə/ [UK], /ˈteɪtɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tater.wav [Southern-England] Forms: taters [plural]
enPR: tāʹtər [US] Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: Representing an aphetic pronunciation of potato. Compare patater (“potato”) and 'mater (“tomato”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|potato}} potato, {{m|en|patater||potato}} patater (“potato”), {{m|en|'mater||tomato}} 'mater (“tomato”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tater (plural taters)
  1. (British, US, informal) A potato. Tags: British, US, informal
    Sense id: en-tater-en-noun-oalm4Su2 Categories (other): American English, British English
  2. (US, baseball, slang) A home run Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Baseball Categories (lifeform): Potatoes
    Sense id: en-tater-en-noun-aZ4cBmJf Disambiguation of Potatoes: 32 68 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tader Derived forms: later, tater, so help me tater, taters, tater tot Related terms: patater

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