Fries
/fɹaɪz/ name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of fry form-of, plural
- 2 Ellipsis of french fries. Canada, Philippines, US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-normally
- 3 strips of potato fried in deep fat wordnet
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of fry form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
- 2 A town in Virginia.
Example
More examples"One large fries and two medium cokes."
Etymology
The town was named after a prominent cotton-mill owner, Francis Henry Fries. The surname is converged from both Friesland and French friche (“fallow land”), found in Swiss French.