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french fries — french fried potatoes french fried potatoes n. pl. Strips of potatoes, usually cut with a rectangular cross section, cooked by immersing in hot fat or oil. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
French fries — noun plural AMERICAN * long thin pieces of FRIED potato (=cooked in boiling oil). French fries are often simply called fries. British chips … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
French fries — French′ fries′ n. pl. cvb coo strips of potato that have been deep fried. Also called French′ fried pota′toes • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
French fries — ☆ French fries pl.n. [often f f ] strips of potato that have been French fried … English World dictionary
French fries — ► PLURAL NOUN chiefly N. Amer. ▪ potatoes deep fried in thin strips; chips … English terms dictionary
French fries — pommes redirects here. For similar terms, see Poms. French fries A dish of French fries Origin Alternative name(s) Belgian fries, chips, hot chips, fries, French fried potatoes, steak fries, wedges, potato wedges, frites … Wikipedia
French fries — Pommes frites Zubereitung (zweites Frittieren) Pommes frites (frz. pommes [de terre] frites [pɔm(dəˌtɛʀˈ)fʀit], „gebackene … Deutsch Wikipedia
french fries — noun strips of potato fried in deep fat • Syn: ↑french fried potatoes, ↑fries, ↑chips • Usage Domain: ↑Britain (for: ↑chips) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
french fries — noun Strips of deep fried potatoes. These potatoes have been frenched (cut into strips). These french fries are soggy. Syn: chips, fries, freedom fries … Wiktionary
French fries — N PLURAL French fries are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat … English dictionary
