new potato
noun
any of the first potatoes harvested in a season, typically small, delicately flavored, and having a thin skin.
new potatoes
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pluralof new potato.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Under the heat lamps of the serving counter his team of chefs are busy carving a chunk of crispy pork belly, plating haddock fishcakes and replenishing huge bowls of new potatoes and roasted carrots.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2024
I am also including a favorite salad recipe for this time of year when gardens and farmers markets are full of sweet corn, tomatoes, new potatoes and basil.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2023
Despite not being fully mature, people will harvest new potatoes often because they like the flavor.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
They eat everything he kills and fill the table with dishes made from other local ingredients, such as foraged chanterelles or new potatoes from a neighbor.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2022
Large white hunks of this fish were carved out and put on to our plates, and with it we had hollandaise sauce and boiled new potatoes.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
