potet

See also: pötet and Potet

Latin

Verb

pōtet

  1. 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)

  1. a potato (plant and vegetable)
    bakt potet - baked potato
    en varm potet - a hot potato (an awkward matter)
  2. (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.

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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)

  1. a potato (plant and vegetable)
    ei varm potet - a hot potato (an awkward matter)

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