If you describe a problem or issue as a hot potato , you mean that it is very difficult and nobody wants to deal with it.

a variety of potato that is intended to be harvested and eaten during the summer while the individual potatoes are still comparatively small

a black-and-yellow beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, that is a serious pest of potatoes , feeding on the leaves: family Chrysomelidae

a small savoury cake made from flour and mashed potatoes , often fried or baked

Potato chips are very thin slices of potato that have been fried until they are hard , dry , and crisp .

a tender , woody Brazilian vine , Solanum jasminoides , of the nightshade family, having starlike, blue-tinged white flowers in clusters, grown as an ornamental

a potato tuber used for planting

a large potato baked in its skin

A couch potato is someone who spends most of their time watching television and does not exercise or have any interesting hobbies .

Fried potatoes are pieces of potato cooked in oil or fat .

the common white potato : so called because extensively cultivated in Ireland

A jacket potato is a large potato that has been baked with its skin on.

→ Colorado beetle

a devastating disease of potatoes produced by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans which was the cause of the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th century

Potato crisps are the same as → crisps .

a severe shortage of food caused by the failure of the potato crop

a type of flour made from potatoes

a kitchen implement used to crush or mash potatoes

a special knife used to peel the skin from potatoes or other vegetables

a salad made with chopped boiled potatoes and various other ingredients in a dressing (usually mayonnaise )

Sweet potatoes are vegetables that look like large ordinary potatoes but taste sweet. They have pinkish-brown skins and yellow flesh .

→ potato (sense 2 ) potato (sense 2a )

the corm of a southern African plant, Hypoxis hemerocallidea , believed to possess medicinal properties

a subject or problem that is very topical and controversial which most people would rather not have to deal with

a type of Spanish omelette made using eggs, fried potato , and sometimes onion

a small savoury cake made from flour and mashed potatoes , often fried or baked

food, such as cream or cheese , that is poured or put on top of a baked potato in order to add to its flavour

A variety of something is a type of it.

a person who spends most of their time sitting around watching television

a finger-shaped potato

a virulent bacterial disease of potatoes occurring in the vascular ring of the potato tuber

a hawk moth ( Manduca quinquemaculata ) whose large, green caterpillar feeds on tomato plants

a state of the northwestern US: consists chiefly of ranges of the Rocky Mountains, with the Snake River basin in the south; important for agriculture ( Idaho potatoes ), livestock , and silver-mining. Capital: Boise . Pop: 1 366 332 (2003 est). Area: 216 413 sq km (83 557 sq miles)

a prickly vine , Solanum wendlandii , of the nightshade family, native to Costa Rica, having branched clusters of showy lilac-blue flowers

a black-and-yellow beetle , Leptinotarsa decemlineata, that is a serious pest of potatoes , feeding on the leaves: family Chrysomelidae

a black-and-yellow beetle , Leptinotarsa decemlineata, that is a serious pest of potatoes , feeding on the leaves: family Chrysomelidae

to get rid of something or someone as quickly as possible because they are difficult to deal with, or because you do not want them any more

烤土豆 kǎo tǔdòu [ 个(個) gè ]

土豆泥 tǔdòuní [ 份 fèn ]

薯片 shǔpiàn [ 英 = crisps ]

马(馬)铃(鈴)薯削皮器 mǎlíngshǔ xiāopíqì [ 个(個) gè ]

蟹/米/土豆饼(餅) xiè/mǐ/tǔdòubǐng [ 个(個) gè ]

土豆/意大利粉/米饭(飯)色拉 tǔdòu/yìdàlìfěn/mǐfàn sèlā