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potato chip

potato chip noun: one of a batch of pieces of potato cut into elongated cubes and fried; a chip or chipped potato, usually larger than American French fries.

Noun

potato chip (plural potato chips)

  1. (Ireland, UK) One of a batch of pieces of potato cut into elongated cubes and fried; a chip or chipped potato, usually larger than American French fries.
  2. (Australia, Canada, Hong-Kong, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore) A potato crisp, a thin slice of potato that has been fried.
    • I'll take a potato chip, and eat it!2007 December 8, “目線 [Glare]”, in デスノート [Death Note], spoken by Light Yagami (Brad Swaile), Ocean Productions, via Adult Swim
    Synonyms:
    Saratoga chip

Synonyms of potato chip

Forms of potato chip

pluralpotato chips

Words formed from potato chip

Questions about potato chip

What does potato chip mean?
Potato chip means one of a batch of pieces of potato cut into elongated cubes and fried; a chip or chipped potato, usually larger than American French fries.
What part of speech is potato chip?
Potato chip is a noun.
What is the plural of potato chip?
The plural of potato chip is potato chips.

Words near potato chip in the dictionary

  1. potato cakes
  2. potato cannon
  3. potato cannons
  4. potato chaser
  5. potato chasers
  6. potato chip
  7. potato chip of the sea
  8. potato chips
  9. potato chips of the sea
  10. potato cod
  11. potato cods

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