tater tot

See also: Tater Tot and tater-tot

English

Etymology

Appellativisation of the trademark Tater Tot.

Noun

tater tot (plural tater tots)

  1. (Canada, US) A small cylindrical piece of grated potato, generally deep-fried.
    Synonyms: potato tot, tot
    • 2022 June 12, Lauren Daley, “How to eat through Blackstone Valley in a weekend”, in Boston Globe:
      For sandwiches, you might sink your teeth into a Cape Cod reuben with crispy cod, Swiss and coleslaw with tater tots or sweet potato fries, fried chicken and waffle sandwich with maple aioli, or bacon jam burger — maple bourbon bacon jam, gorgonzola, fried egg, arugula, tomato.

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French

Alternative forms

  • tater-tot

Etymology

Borrowed from English tater tot genericized from the trademark Tater Tots.

Noun

tater tot m (plural tater tots)

  1. tater tot
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