potato masher

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potato masher

noun potato mashers · potato-masher

  1. A utensil used to mash potatoes.

    Similar: masher

  2. slang A type of stick hand grenade resembling such a utensil. ‘A hand-grenade. One of those potato-mashers. It just blew the whole side of my foot off.’

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noun utensil for mashing potatoes

Españolpisapatatas
한국어감자 누르개 gamja nureugae
日本語マッシャー
中文土豆泥捣具
Portuguêsesmagador de batatas
Françaispresse-purée
DeutschKartoffelstampfer
Italianoschiacciapatate, passapatate
Русскийкартофелемялка kartofelemjalka, толку́шка tolkúška
العربيةهَرَّاسَة harrāsa

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@misc{potato_masher_2026,
  title = {potato masher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/potato%20masher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}