Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

new potato

American  
[noo puh-tay-toh] / ˈnu pəˈteɪ toʊ /

noun

  • new potatoes
    plural
  1. any of the first potatoes harvested in a season, typically small, delicately flavored, and having a thin skin.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

McCain partners with farmers like John Bubb to implement regenerative agriculture techniques and test new potato varieties for resilience.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

In addition to the savory, new potato, cheddar and chive bakes, there's also a new sweet option, the vanilla bean custard danish, as well as the new chicken, maple butter and egg sandwich.

From Salon Jan. 4, 2024

“It takes 10 years of selection after that initial cross pollination, and it might take two to five years before enough commercial evaluation has taken place to release a new potato variety,” Porter said.

From Seattle Times Nov. 28, 2021

But that’s a bit like claiming that a new potato chip is beloved by America because it sells like crazy at Whole Foods.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2021

Let them try a course of army rations for two months, and then say what price they would set against a fresh egg or a new potato.

From Four Months Besieged The Story of Ladysmith by H. H. S. (Henry Hiram Steere) Pearse

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training