tater tot

See also: Tater Tot and tater-tot

English

Tater Tots

Etymology

Appellativisation of the trademark Tater Tot.

Noun

tater tot (plural tater tots)

1. (Canada, US) A small cylindrical piece of grated potato, generally deep-fried.

   Synonyms: potato tot, tot

   • 2022 June 12, Lauren Daley, “How to eat through Blackstone Valley in a weekend”, in Boston Globe:

     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.

Translations

small cylindrical piece of grated potato, generally deep-fried

• French: tater tot

See also

• french fries
• hash browns

French

Alternative forms

• tater-tot

Etymology

Borrowed from English tater tot genericized from the trademark Tater Tots.

Noun

tater tot m (plural tater tots)

1. tater tot