new potato

American  

[noo-puh-tay-toh] / ˈnu pəˈteɪ toʊ /

noun

plural

new potatoes

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

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Example Sentences

Recently, we made a new tool to help rapidly spot powdery scab disease in new potato varieties.

From Salon • May 31, 2023

“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

Hello, Rob here, taking over for a while so that John can rustle up his usual confit of salmon with new potato & crab crush & dill drizzle for lunch.

From The Guardian • Apr. 2, 2021

Weiser was consistently enthusiastic, supporting his son’s efforts to try a new potato or melon variety.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2020

"Talking of brotherhood, sir," he said dryly, "would you go so far as to say that a new potato is the brother of a bean?"

From Fraternity by Galsworthy, John