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spud vs french-fried potatoes

french-fried potatoes vs spud

spud and french-fried potatoes both are nouns.

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

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

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