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Potato
Potato is a vegetable. Here it is in five languages, with a note on what it is and roughly how many calories it carries.
Potato in five languages
| Language | Word |
|---|---|
| English | Potato |
| Estonian | Kartul |
| Finnish | Peruna |
| Russian | Картофель |
| Latvian | Kartupelis |
What it is
The regional staple carbohydrate, boiled, mashed or roasted. Plain boiled potato is modest in calories and filling; it is the butter, oil and frying that change the picture dramatically.
Calories
As a rough guide, Potato is about 77 kcal per 100 g boiled; frying multiplies this. Treat that as an orientation figure: the exact number depends on the brand, the fat content and how it is cooked. For a precise figure, look the specific product up in a food database.
Related food words
Sauerkraut
Hapukapsas · Hapankaali · Skābēti kāposti
Carrot
Porgand · Porkkana · Burkāns
Cucumber
Kurk · Kurkku · Gurķis
Tomato
Tomat · Tomaatti · Tomāts
Onion
Sibul · Sipuli · Sīpols
Quark (curd cheese)
Kohupiim · Rahka · Biezpiens
Source: Translations are common everyday usage; the calorie figure is a rounded per-100-gram estimate from standard food-composition references. · checked 2026-09-04
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "potato" in Estonian?
Potato is "Kartul" in Estonian.
How many calories are in potato?
About 77 kcal per 100 g boiled; frying multiplies this.
Track this food, not just translate it
TempoLife's food database gives the exact numbers and logs them into your day.