Why is a potato called a potato?

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Wiki User · Accepted Answer

Because of the simple development of the English language. Same reason a tree is called a tree, or a man called a man. There is no specific reason.

Maybe because it resembles a yam that grows in Haiti called a katato or something like that.. Some say no.. It was named after the original name that was papas.. The Spanish soldiers thought they looked like little yams, that they called papas, so the little papas was patata in Spanish and potatoe in English. Sounds as good as any to me.

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Because if it weren't a potato then it wouldn't be a potato would it? P'tatrz iz gid for ya soul, so lets now sing the potato song.

The Potato Song as written by EASTWICKgames.

And a one, two, three, four,

Potato.

Bridge

Doo doo dah doo. Doo doo doo dah doo. Da da dah dap daaa da da duh duh da!

OOOOOHHHHH

Chorus

Potaaaaaato! Oh baby po-ta-toooooooooowoaah.

Potaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiyyyytooah. Whoo!

Potato.

Potato. (fade out)

Potato.

Why is a potato called a potato?

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