potet
Latin
Verb
pōtet
- 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)
- a potato (plant and vegetable)
- bakt potet - baked potato
- en varm potet - a hot potato (an awkward matter)
- (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) whitey (A derogatory term used about ethnic Norwegians, mostly used by allochthone populations in Norway.) Only allowed to use the slang term if you are a Norwegian citizen.
Derived terms
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)
- a potato (plant and vegetable)
- ei varm potet - a hot potato (an awkward matter)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “potet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.