french fries
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french fries¹
noun french fry
- Alternative letter-case form of French fries Levels of PFAS indicators in the 200s were found in a Sweetgreen paper bag for focaccia, additional items at Cava, and in bags for french fries, cookies and Chicken McNuggets at McDonald’s.
French fries²
Where it comes from
Ellipsis 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.
noun French fry · french fries
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Strips of potato that have been deep-fried.
Thick-cut, crispy French fries are our specialty.
Similar: fries, freedom fries, French-fried potatoes
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noun deep-fried strips of potato
| Español | patatas fritas, papas fritas, papitas fritas, papas a la francesa, patatas a la francesa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 감자튀김 gamjatwigim, 프렌치 프라이 peurenchi peurai |
| 日本語 | フライドポテト furaido poteto, フレンチフライ furenchi furai |
| 中文 | 炸薯條 /炸薯条 zháshǔtiáo, zhàshǔtiáo, 土豆條 /土豆条 tǔdòutiáo, 馬鈴薯條 /马铃薯条 mǎlíngshǔtiáo, 炸土豆條 /炸土豆条 zhátǔdòutiáo, 薯條 /薯条 shǔtiáo, 法式薯條 /法式薯条 fǎshì shǔtiáo |
| हिन्दी | फ़्रेंच फ़्राइज़ frẽc frāiz |
| Português | batatas fritas, batatinha frita |
| Français | frites, pommes frites, pommes allumettes |
| Deutsch | Pommes frites, Pommes, Fritten |
| Italiano | patata fritta, patate fritte, patatine fritte, patatina fritta, patatina |
| Ελληνικά | τηγανητές πατάτες tiganités patátes |
| Română | cartofi prăjiți |
| Русский | ло́мтик lómtik, чипс čips, карто́фель фри kartófelʹ fri, чи́псы čípsy |
| Tiếng Việt | khoai tây chiên |
| العربية | بَطَاطَا مَقْلِيَّة baṭāṭā maqliyya, بَطَاطِس مَقْلِيَّة baṭāṭis maqliyya |
| עברית | צִ׳יפְּס chips, טוגנים tuganím |
Talk about this word "french fries." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/french%20fries. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. french fries. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/french%20fries "french fries." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/french%20fries.Cite this
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title = {french fries},
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