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french-fried potatoes vs spud

spud vs french-fried potatoes

french-fried potatoes and spud both are nouns.

french-fried potatoes is not a verb while spud is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
french-fried potatoes Yes No No No
spud Yes No Yes No
As nouns, spud is a hypernym of french-fried potatoes; that is, spud is a word with a broader meaning than french-fried potatoes:
  • french-fried potatoes: strips of potato fried in deep fat
  • spud: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
Other hypernyms of french-fried potatoes include Irish potato, murphy, potato, tater, white potato.
french-fried potatoes (noun) spud (noun)
strips of potato fried in deep fat a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
french-fried potatoes (verb) spud (verb)
produce buds, branches, or germinate
initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum
Difference between french-fried potatoes and spud

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