praties (pl.n)

pratie n He sowed some praties one time,see; it was frosty. (ie potatoes. This speaker is strongly West Country in both pronunciation and vocabulary,yet this is his normal word for "potatoes") Yes DNE-cit J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JAN 1973 Used I Used I Used I

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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
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Summary:pratie n He sowed some praties one time,see; it was frosty. (ie potatoes. This speaker is strongly West Country in both pronunciation and vocabulary,yet this is his normal word for "potatoes") Yes DNE-cit J. D. A. WIDDOWSON JAN 1973 Used I Used I Used I

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