Kartoffel

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Contents 1 German 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Related terms

German

Etymology

From the older tartoffel, which comes from Italian tartuficolo. This is a derivation of Middle Latin territuberum "truffle" (literally "ground tuber"). When potatoes arrived in Europe in the 16th century, people transferred older words to describe the new plant.

Noun

Kartoffel f (pl Kartoffeln)

1. a potato

Synonyms

• Erdapfel
• Erdbirne

Related terms

• Kartoffelbrei
• Kartoffelchip
• Bratkartoffeln
• Kartoffelnase
• Pellkartoffel
• Kartoffelkäfer

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