why is a potatoe called a spud?

Answer 1

the correct etymology of "spud" is that this word for potato comes from the digging of soil/hole prior to planting the potatoes

Answer 2

I am totally agree with you. Potato without an e at the end is a likable by someone, while potatoes are likable by million. It's not need to have a name calling for it. Some people even call it something with a toe. Spud is not a good name calls to a likable potato.

Answer 3

"As a slang term for a potato, "spud" first appeared in print around 1845 in E. J. Wakefield's "Adventure in New Zealand," apparently in a discussion of local slang: "Pigs and potatoes were respectively represented by 'grunters' and 'spuds.'"

The experts' best guess about the origin of "spud" traces it to a type of short-handled gardening spade also known since about 1667 as a "spud," used for digging up, you guessed it, potatoes. It may be that the use of "spuddy" (one who digs with a spud) as a slang term for a potato seller led to the vegetable itself coming to be known as a spud, but at least some connection between the tool and the vegetable names seems certain."

Answer 4

There are a couple of theories, but no one correct answer. One is that it refers to a spudder which is a shovel like utensil used to dig up the potatoes. Another is that it refers to the wooden barrel the sorters would put small potatoes into when sorting for larger ones. Some Potatoes Under Developed is the abbreviation.

Answer 5

It's called a spud because it sprouts and another name for sprout is spud. Plus, it's much easier to spell!

Answer 6

It is slang there is a tool for weeding called spud also a hole in a sock.

Answer 7

Well, ya know how some guys just look like a Bob! I'm pretty sure this is how the potato got it's name....

Answer 8

POTATO- Tatws in Welsh

Answer 9

omg i HATE when people spell potato with an 'e'

Answer 10

because they use a spade to dig them out !