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tater tot

tater tot noun: a small, cylindrical piece of grated potato, usually deep-fried.

tater tot: a small, cylindrical piece of grated potato, usually deep-fried
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Noun

tater tot (plural tater tots)

  1. (Canada, US) A small, cylindrical piece of grated potato, usually deep-fried.
    • For sandwiches, you might sink your teeth into a Cape Cod reuben with crispy cod, Swiss and coleslaw with tater tots or sweet potato fries, fried chicken and waffle sandwich with maple aioli, or bacon jam burger — maple bourbon bacon jam, gorgonzola, fried egg, arugula, tomato.2022 June 12, Lauren Daley, “How to eat through Blackstone Valley in a weekend”, in Boston Globe
    Synonyms:
    potato tot, tot

Synonyms of tater tot

Forms of tater tot

pluraltater tots

Origin of tater tot

An appellativization of the trademark Tater Tot.

Words formed from tater tot

Questions about tater tot

What does tater tot mean?
Tater tot means a small, cylindrical piece of grated potato, usually deep-fried.
What part of speech is tater tot?
Tater tot is a noun.
What is the plural of tater tot?
The plural of tater tot is tater tots.

Words near tater tot in the dictionary

  1. tategyoji
  2. Tatem
  3. Tatems
  4. Tateng
  5. tater
  6. tater tot
  7. tater tots
  8. taterapox
  9. tateril
  10. taterils
  11. taters

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