mashed potatoes
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mashed potatoes
noun
- plural of mashed potato
noun
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A dish consisting of potatoes that have been boiled, mashed to a pulpy consistency, and mixed with such ingredients as butter or milk.
Mashed potatoes is (or are) my favorite starch dish.
Similar: mash, mashed potato, mash potato, whipped potatoes
- Partially melted snow with a pulpy texture, making for slow skiing. During late-season skiing, I have encountered ice in the morning and mashed potatoes in the afternoon.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mash, potato.
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noun dish
| Español | puré de papas, puré de papa, puré de patatas, puré patatero, puré papero |
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| 한국어 | 매시드 포테이토 maesideu poteito |
| 日本語 | マッシュポテト masshu poteto |
| 中文 | 馬鈴薯泥 /马铃薯泥 mǎlíngshǔ ní, 薯蓉 shǔróng, 洋芋泥 yángyùní, 薯泥 shǔní, 土豆泥 tǔdòuní |
| Português | purê de batata, purê de batatas, puré de batata, puré de batatas |
| Français | purée, purée de pommes de terre, patates pilées |
| Deutsch | Kartoffelbrei, Kartoffelpüree |
| Italiano | purè di patate, purea |
| Ελληνικά | πουρές pourés |
| Română | piure, pireu de cartofi |
| Русский | карто́фельное пюре́ kartófelʹnoje pjurɛ́, пюре́ pjurɛ́ |
| Tiếng Việt | khoai tây nghiền |
| עברית | פִּירֵה |
noun partially melted snow
| Deutsch | Schneematsch |
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Talk about this word "mashed potatoes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mashed%20potatoes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mashed potatoes. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mashed%20potatoes "mashed potatoes." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mashed%20potatoes.Cite this
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