french fries
french fries is the alternative letter-case form of French fries.
Noun capitalized: French fries
French fries pl (normally plural, singular French fry)
- Strips of potato that have been deep-fried.
- Thick-cut, crispy French fries are our specialty.
- “What's the matter?” she asked quickly. “Haven't we had all the things before? Soup, chops, peas, French fries, and the fruit pudding–there wasn't a thing new.”1903, Lillian Pettengill, Toilers of the Home, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, page 292
- Synonyms:
- fries, freedom fries, French-fried potatoes
Synonyms of french fries
Forms of french fries
| singular | french fry |
|---|---|
| singular | French fry |
| alternative form | french fries |
Origin of french fries
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.
Words formed from french fries
Questions about french fries
- What does french fries mean?
- French fries means strips of potato that have been deep-fried.
- What is french fries the alternative letter-case form of?
- French fries is the alternative letter-case form of French fries.
- What part of speech is french fries?
- French fries is a noun.
Words near french fries in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: french fries (page history and authors); French fries (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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