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potato vs mashed potato

mashed potato vs potato

potato and mashed potato both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
potato Yes No No No
mashed potato Yes No No No
As nouns, mashed potato is a hyponym of potato; that is, mashed potato is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than potato:
  • potato: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
  • mashed potato: potato that has been peeled and boiled and then mashed
potato (noun) mashed potato (noun)
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland potato that has been peeled and boiled and then mashed
annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
Difference between potato and mashed potato

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