mashed (/mæʃt/)
verb · Intermediate · Food & Drink
🔊 /mæʃt/
Meaning
Meaning: crushed into a soft mass
Crushed and mixed into a soft, smooth mass, especially cooked vegetables. It is the past tense of ‘mash’ and is often used as an adjective.
Examples
🗣 We had mashed potatoes with the roast.
Etymology
Past tense of ‘mash’, from Old English ‘māsc’ (a mixture).
How & Where It’s Used
Common as an adjective: mashed potatoes, mashed banana.
Tags: cooking, past tense