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agria

agria

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A potato with yellow flesh used for frying, roasting, and mashing
  • noun
: agria
  • The chef prefers to use agria for making golden, crispy French fries.

Examples

  • Because of its texture, agria is excellent for roasting and mashing.

  • We bought a bag of agria at the market for tonight's dinner.

  • I bought some agria potatoes for dinner.

  • These agria are perfect for making fries.

  • The chef prefers to use agria for making golden, crispy French fries.

  • We bought a bag of agria at the market for tonight's dinner.

  • Because of its texture, agria is excellent for roasting and mashing.

Surface Forms

agria singular
agrias plural

Etymology

Agria starts with the root agri-, which means 'field' and appears in the word agriculture. So think of agria as a potato 'from the fields', an easy way to remember it is a cooking potato good for frying, roasting, and mashing.