Where does “smashed potatoes” come from?
smashed potatoes (English) comes from English potato, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.
smashed potatoes (English): chunky mashed potatoes; mashed potatoes with...
Definitions
- chunky mashed potatoes; mashed potatoes with...
Ancestry of “smashed potatoes”, step by step
smashed potatoes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English potato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | potato | The tuber of a plant, "Solanum tuberosum", eaten... |
| 2 | Spanish | patata | potato; piece of rubbish |
| 3 | Taíno | batata | sweet potato |
via English smash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smash | The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking... |