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IPA/kaʁˈtɔfl̩/
Die Kartoffel ist lecker.
The potato is tasty.
Zum Fest serviert man Kartoffelknödel.
Potato dumplings are served at the celebration.
An edible underground tuber with thin skin and a starchy interior, served boiled, fried, or baked.
Kartoffelknödel
potato dumpling
Kartoffelschale
potato peel
Süßkartoffel: A sweet root vegetable with orange or purple flesh.
Pommes: A dish of thinly sliced potatoes fried in oil.
Die essbare Knolle der Kartoffelpflanze (Solanum tuberosum), die gekocht, gebraten oder gebacken als Lebensmittel dient.
German Kartoffel came through Italian tartufolo, a diminutive related to tartufo 'truffle', probably because the tubers resemble truffles.