french fries

== English == === Alternative forms === French fries === 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. === Pronunciation === === Noun === french fries pl (normally plural, singular french fry) (chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Strips of deep-fried potatoes that have been frenched (cut into strips). [from 1903] ==== Usage notes ==== In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, deep-fried potato strips are generally and traditionally called chips. However, with exposure to the "french fries" on the menus of US-origin fast food outlets, the term "french fries" (or just "fries") has for many people come to mean, specifically, "chips" of the type usually served in those outlets, which are generally thinner, and also possibly crispier, than the traditional British "chip". ==== Synonyms ==== fries (North America); freedom fries (US, dated); French-fried potatoes (North America, dated) ==== Hyponyms ==== julienne fries; crinkle-cut fries; home fries, cottage fries; potato wedges, wedges ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===