potet

See also: pötet and Potet

Latin

Verb

pōtet

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of pōtō

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English potato, from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata.

Noun

potet m (definite singular poteten, indefinite plural poteter, definite plural potetene)

1. a potato (plant and vegetable)

   bakt potet - baked potato

   en varm potet - a hot potato (an awkward matter)

2. (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) whitey (A derogatory term used about ethnic Norwegians, mostly used by allochthone populations in Norway.)

Derived terms

• nypotet
• potetmos
• potetplante
• potetpure, potetpuré
• potetstappe

References

• “potet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English potato, from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊˈteːt/

Noun

potet f or m (definite singular poteta or poteten, indefinite plural poteter or potetar, definite plural potetene or potetane)

1. a potato (plant and vegetable)

   ei varm potet - a hot potato (an awkward matter)

Synonyms

• jordeple

Derived terms

• nypotet
• potetmos
• potetplante
• potetpure, potetpuré
• potetstappe

References

• “potet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.