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baked spud

baked spud

3.0
A whole baked potato served with toppings like cheese or beans
  • noun
  • /beɪkt spʌd/
  • Informal
translation icon : patata al horno
  • She ordered a baked spud loaded with cheese for dinner.

Examples

  • Cafés often offer a variety of toppings for your baked spud.

  • A baked spud makes a quick and filling lunch option.

  • I love a good baked spud!

  • The restaurant serves delicious baked spuds with various toppings.

  • Cafés often offer a variety of toppings for your baked spud.

  • She ordered a baked spud loaded with cheese for dinner.

  • A baked spud makes a quick and filling lunch option.

Synonyms

baked potato
vsbaked spud
20 1.0

A potato cooked in its skin in an oven until soft

is the informal name used especially when served whole with toppings
spud
vsbaked spud
  • Informal
7 3.0

A potato often eaten cooked or fried

is a casual name for the whole cooked tuber served with toppings
jacket potato
vsbaked spud
  • UK
1 2.4

A baked potato with its skin left on

is the informal term used more broadly and often with toppings

Surface Forms

baked spud singular
baked spuds plural

Morphology

baked + spud

The meaning 'a baked potato' is directly and compositionally derived from 'baked' (cooked by dry heat) + 'spud' (potato), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE. This is a straightforward adjective+noun combination common across languages; the only note is that 'spud' is informal, but that affects register not transparency.

Etymology

The name baked spud gives a clear food picture: a whole spud, a casual word for 'potato', that is baked until soft and served with toppings. So, baked spud means 'a baked potato' you eat whole.