It can, but there are two variant pronunciations:
puh-TAY-toe (long A)
puh-TAH-toe (short A)
Potato usually has a long A sound (puh-TAY-toe). But in some areas, it is pronounced with a short A sound (puh-TAH-toe).
The word "potato" has a short vowel sound for the letter 'a'.
The usual pronunciation is puh-TAY-toh, with a schwa, long A, and long O. But the alternate pronunciation has a short A sound, as puh-TAH-toh.
Potato usually has a long A as in (puh-TAY-toh). However, it is also pronounced with a short A as (puh-TAH-toh). This is, however, much rarer than the similar situation with "tomato" (tuh-may-toh, tuh-mah-toh).
It has a long "u" sound.
Potato usually has a long A sound (puh-TAY-toe). But in some areas, it is pronounced with a short A sound (puh-TAH-toe).
The word "potato" has a short vowel sound for the letter 'a'.
The usual pronunciation is puh-TAY-toh, with a schwa, long A, and long O. But the alternate pronunciation has a short A sound, as puh-TAH-toh.
The most common pronunciation is with a long A (puh-tay-toe). The much rarer variant has a short A sound (puh-tah-toe).
Potato usually has a long A as in (puh-TAY-toh). However, it is also pronounced with a short A as (puh-TAH-toh). This is, however, much rarer than the similar situation with "tomato" (tuh-may-toh, tuh-mah-toh).
The word potato is pronounced with a long a.
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It has a long "u" sound.