tater vs spud

tater and spud both are nouns.

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

As nouns, tater and spud are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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

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