French fries

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Strips of potato that have been deep-fried. Canada, Philippines, US, plural, plural-normally

    "Thick-cut, crispy french fries are our specialty."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of french fries. alt-of, plural, plural-normally
  3. 3
    strips of potato fried in deep fat wordnet

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.

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