tater tot
English
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Etymology
[edit]Appellativisation of the trademark Tater Tot.
Noun
[edit]tater tot (plural tater tots)
- (Canada, US) A small cylindrical piece of grated potato, generally deep-fried.
- Synonyms: potato tot, tot
- 2022 June 12, Lauren Daley, “How to eat through Blackstone Valley in a weekend”, in Boston Globe:
- For sandwiches, you might sink your teeth into a Cape Cod reuben with crispy cod, Swiss and coleslaw with tater tots or sweet potato fries, fried chicken and waffle sandwich with maple aioli, or bacon jam burger — maple bourbon bacon jam, gorgonzola, fried egg, arugula, tomato.
Translations
[edit]small cylindrical piece of grated potato, generally deep-fried
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See also
[edit]French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English tater tot genericized from the trademark Tater Tots.
Noun
[edit]tater tot m (plural tater tots)
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