(ばれいしょ)

ばれいしょ
noun
potato (formal term)
formalfood
1. potato
A formal or technical term for the potato. Common in agricultural, scientific, and food-labeling contexts rather than everyday speech.
The ingredients include potato starch.
Hokkaido is famous as a potato-producing region.
The farmers were able to harvest good-quality potatoes again this year.

Formal/technical synonym of じゃがいも. Most often seen on food labels (e.g., 馬鈴薯(ばれいしょ)でんぷん, potato starch), in agricultural statistics, and in academic writing.

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