"soft mixture," late Old English *masc (in masc-wyrt "mash-wort, infused malt"), from Proto-Germanic *maisk- (cognates: Swedish m?sk "grains for pigs," German Maisch "crushed grapes, infused malt," Old English meox "dung, filth"), from PIE *meik- "to mix" (see mix (v.)). Originally a word in brewing; general sense of "anything reduced to a soft pulpy consistency" is recorded from 1590s, as is the figurative sense "confused mixture, muddle." Short for mashed potatoes it is attested from 1904.
mash (v.)
Old English m?scan, "to mix with hot water," from same root as mash (n.). Meaning "to beat into a soft mass" is mid-13c. Related: Mashed; mashing. For romantic sense, see masher.
例文
1. They ate a mash of 2 potatoes，2 carrots& ; cabbage.
彼らは2つのジャガイモ、2本のニンジン、キャベツから作ったペーストを食べた。
2. Mash the bananas with a fork.
フォークでバナナをつぶします。
3.The soup was a mash of grain and vegetables.
それは食糧と野菜を使ったポタージュスープです。
4.You can help mash up the potatoes for me.
ジャガイモをつぶしてくれませんか。
5.He beat the potato into a mash before eating it.