tattie
Scots word for potato
Tattie is Scottish dialect for potato.
The word appears in compounds like tattie scone (a potato-based flatbread) and tatties and neeps (potatoes and turnips, traditionally served with haggis).
In Scottish slang, tattie-bogle is a scarecrow.
Turnips, to Scots
- haggisScottish offal pudding
- colcannonIrish potato-cabbage mash
- ScotsPeople of Edinburgh's nation
- bannockScottish flat round bread
porridge · scone · Burns · ceilidh · Highlands · Glasgow · Edinburgh · whisky
Crushed soft mixture
- boiledHeated until bubbling
- roastDry-heat cooking method
- bakedCooked by dry heat
- chipsThin fried slices
fries · wedges · croquettes · gratin · hashbrowns · latkes · gnocchi · poutine
Underground nutrient reservoir
- spudPotato, colloquially
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- dugRemoved earth by shoveling
- eyeOrgan of sight
sprout · peel · skin · flesh · waxy · floury · maincrop · early
Increasing in temperature
- fillingMaterial placed within
- heartyWarm and substantial
- homelyUnattractive in appearance
- nourishingPromoting health through food
satisfying · humble · peasant · sustenance · staple · wholesome · simple · everyday
neeps
Turnips, to Scots
bannock · porridge · scone · Burns · ceilidh · Highlands · Glasgow · Edinburgh · whisky · thistle
mash
Crushed soft mixture
chips · fries · wedges · croquettes · gratin · hashbrowns · latkes · gnocchi · poutine · skins
tuber
Underground nutrient reservoir
- spudPotato, colloquially
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- dugRemoved earth by shoveling
eye · sprout · peel · skin · flesh · waxy · floury · maincrop · early · seed
warming
Increasing in temperature
nourishing · satisfying · humble · peasant · sustenance · staple · wholesome · simple · everyday · cheap
digging
Removing earth below
pit · storage · fieldwork · autumn · crop · yield · sack · bushel · fork · riddle