mashed potato
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of mashed potatoes (“a dish consisting of potatoes that have been boiled, mashed to a pulpy consistency, and mixed with such ingredients as butter or milk”).
Uncountable
name
Alternative letter-case form of mashed potato (“1960s dance”).
Example Sentences
- "“I would like a little lamb and some mashed potatoes,” said the diner to the waiter. The waiter called back to the kitchen: “One lamb and one mashed potato.”"
- "‘You get used to the non-stop chattering and teasing,’ said Sorcha, with four-year-old Finn beside her, eagerly eating mashed potato and his own mini portion of turkey."
- "I believe I want a steak, well done, steamed broccoli and a mashed potato. For my appetizer I want clam chowder."
- "But what God wants is mashed potatoes. Not many potatoes—one mashed potato. No potato can stand up and say, “Here I am! I’m a potato.” The word must be we."
- "I have a vivid early memory of eating a meal of boiled shredded cotton flannel mixed with one mashed potato, as a soup which served our family for our one daily meal."
- "Remember how I said we eat just a few bites of carrot but a whole potato? Well, a single carrot has a glycemic index of 131 and contains only 4 grams of carbs, so its glycemic load is (1.31 x 4), or about 5. One mashed potato has a glycemic index of 104 and 37 grams of carbohydrates, so its glycemic load is (1.04 x 37), or just over 38."