Scotland · noun
tattie
A potato.
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What tattie means
Tattie is a familiar Scots and Scottish English word for a potato. The plural is tatties.
How it is used
It appears in everyday food talk and dishes such as mince and tatties or neeps and tatties.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- Usually /ˈtati/
- Register
- Everyday informal Scottish usage.
- Variants
- tatie
Examples
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We had mince and tatties for tea.
We had minced meat and potatoes for the evening meal.
Peel the tatties while the water heats.
Peel the potatoes while the water heats.
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The word is familiar and ordinary in Scotland rather than a novelty spelling used only for humour.
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