English Explanatory Dictionary

mash potato

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Mashed potato (food)
  2. Mashed potato (dance)

Word forms

mash potato mash potatoes

Etymology

Lexicalization of a reduced pronunciation of mashed potato with regular deletion of d before p, from mashed + potato. Compare ice cream (from iced cream).

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