French fries
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Strips of potato that have been deep-fried. Canada, Philippines, US, plural, plural-normally
"Thick-cut, crispy french fries are our specialty."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of french fries. alt-of, plural, plural-normally
- 3 strips of potato fried in deep fat wordnet
Example
More examples"Thick-cut, crispy french fries are our specialty."
Etymology
Clipping of earlier French fried potatoes (1856) and French-fried potatoes, potatoes supposedly prepared in the French style. The idea that the preparation was specific to French cuisine was more notional than otherwise; more at Wikipedia. Compare also French dressing.