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jacket potato

jacket potato noun: a baked potato.

jacket potato: a baked potato
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Noun

jacket potato (plural jacket potatoes)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A baked potato.

Forms of jacket potato

pluraljacket potatoes

Origin of jacket potato

The "jacket" is the tough outer skin formed by baking.

Questions about jacket potato

What does jacket potato mean?
Jacket potato means a baked potato.
What part of speech is jacket potato?
Jacket potato is a noun.
What is the plural of jacket potato?
The plural of jacket potato is jacket potatoes.

Words near jacket potato in the dictionary

  1. jackeroos
  2. jackers
  3. jacket
  4. jacket plum
  5. jacket plums
  6. jacket potato
  7. jacket potatoes
  8. jacket up
  9. jacketed
  10. jacketed hollow point
  11. jacketed hollow points

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