spud vs tater

spud and tater both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spud	Yes	No	Yes	No
tater	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, spud and tater are synonyms defined as:

spud and tater: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

Other synonyms of spud include Irish potato, murphy, potato, white potato.

spud (noun)	tater (noun)
a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds	an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

spud (verb)	tater (verb)
produce buds, branches, or germinate
initiate drilling operations, as for petroleum