Fries

//fɹaɪz// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of fry form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of french fries. Canada, Philippines, US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, plural, plural-normally
  3. 3
    strips of potato fried in deep fat wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of fry form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A town in Virginia.

Synonyms

All synonyms
chipchipchipsfrench friesfrench friesfrench-fried potatoes

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.

Related phrases

German friesGreek friesanimal friescamote friescottage friescurly friesdisco friesfreedom frieshome frieslamb frieslamb's friesmillionaire's fries

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