Home › Words › F › fauxtatofauxtato/fəʊˈteɪtəʊ/fauxtato means cauliflower when used as an alternative to potatoes by followers of a low-carbohydrate diet.fauxtato is pronounced /fəʊˈteɪtəʊ/.EtymologyBlend of faux (“artificial, fake”) + potato.nounCauliflower when used as an alternative to potatoes by followers of a low-carbohydrate diet.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.topato 56% match — Synonym of pomato (“potato–tomato hybrid”). vs fauxtato →caulifloweret 56% match — A single floret of cauliflower. vs fauxtato →fauxtograph 55% match — A fake, staged, or doctored photograph. vs fauxtato →facon 54% match — Vegetarian bacon; meat-free imitation bacon, generally made with tofu, tempeh, beans, or buckwheat. vs fauxtato →fauxthentic 52% match — Nonauthentic, but made to appear so; falsely authentic. vs fauxtato →broccoflower 51% match — Either of two edible plants of the species Brassica oleracea with light green heads. vs fauxtato →fakeaway 50% match — A homemade meal intended to replicate takeaway food ordered from a restaurant. vs fauxtato →cauliflowery 50% match — Resembling or characteristic of cauliflower. vs fauxtato →