ta·ter

[tey-ter]
noun Dialect.

Origin:
1750–60; by aphesis, and dial. substitution of -er for final -o; see feller1

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tater (ˈteɪtə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a dialect word for potato

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Tater is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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tater definition


  1. n.
    a potato. (Folksy. The plural, taters can refer to individual potatoes or a mass of potatoes as with mashed potatoes.) : Give me more meat and less taters.
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Tater has a dominant personality but is easy to handle.
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