spud

C2+ Topic:Communication

US /spʌd/ UK /spʌd/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
an informal word for a potato

He peeled a sack of spuds for the evening's stew.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an informal word for a potato potato tater tuber

Etymology

Originally (15th c.) a short knife or digging spade; the sense 'potato' (19th c.) arose from the spade-like tool used to dig potatoes. Of uncertain ultimate origin.

Topics

Communication Register & Style

# spud

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** spʌd
**IPA (UK):** spʌd

## Meanings
1. an informal word for a potato

## Examples
- He peeled a sack of spuds for the evening's stew.

## Synonyms
- potato
- tater
- tuber

## Etymology
Originally (15th c.) a short knife or digging spade; the sense 'potato' (19th c.) arose from the spade-like tool used to dig potatoes. Of uncertain ultimate origin.

## AI Etymology
Spud originally developed as (15th c.) a short knife or digging spade; the sense 'potato' (19th c.) arose from the spade-like tool used to dig potatoes. Of uncertain ultimate origin. The wording preserves that uncertainty: the older history is best read as a cautious account rather than a fully settled chain. The semantic development is already visible in the history: an older concrete or specialized use was extended into the modern meaning rather than replaced by a separate origin. In current use it covers an informal word for a potato.

## Topics
- Communication
- Register & Style

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