french fry

french fry
I. transitive verb
Usage: often capitalized 1st F
Etymology: back-formation from french fried (in french fried potato)
1. : to fry strips of (potato) in deep fat until brown
2. : to cook by frying in deep fat until brown
II. noun also french fried (plural french fries also french frieds)
Usage: often capitalized 1st F
: one of the strips of a potato that has been cut into long strips of triangular or rectangular cross section and fried in deep fat until brown — usually used in plural

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French fry or French fried potato noun (pl French fries or French fried potatoes)
A potato chip, esp thin and long
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Main Entry: ↑French

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↑french fry

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ˌFrench ˈfry [French fry] (also fry) (both especially NAmE) (BrE also chip) noun usually plural
a long thin piece of potato fried in oil or fat
See also: ↑chip ▪ ↑fry

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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