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tater
[ tey-ter ]
/ ˈteɪ tər /
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noun
a dialectal variant of potato.
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Origin of tater
First recorded in 1750–60; by shortening and dialectal substitution of -er for final -o; see feller1
Words nearby tater
Tatarstan, Tatar Strait, Tatary, Tate, Tate Galleries, tater, Tathagata, Tathata, Tati, Tatiana, Tatin
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