murphy
substantivocorrente nos diálogos
- Reino Unido//ˈmɜːfi//
- Estados Unidos//ˈmɝfi//
An Irish or white potato.
substantivo
- 1
An Irish or white potato.
"[…
To the chimney nook, / Having found admittance, / There I watch a pup / Playing with two kittens / (Playing round the fire, / Which of blazing turf is, / Roaring to the pot / Which bubbles with the murphies) […]
Etimologia
From the common Irish name Murphy. Compare Donovan (“a potato”).
Formas
- plural
- murphies