patatine fritte — meaning in English

English meaning

• chip noun A small piece broken off a larger object, or the mark left where it broke off.
• fry verb To cook food in hot oil or fat.

Senses

patatine fritte is used for these senses in English:

• french fries (chiefly, North America, Philippines) Strips of deep-fried potatoes that have been frenched (cut into strips). [from 1903]
• fry (usually, in the plural, fries, mainly, , Canada, ) A fried piece of cut potato.
• hash browns Potatoes that have been finely chopped (i.e. hashed) and fried until browned.

chip — full definition

1. noun A small piece broken off a larger object, or the mark left where it broke off.
2. noun A tiny electronic circuit, or a thin fried slice of potato.
3. verb To break a small piece off something.
4. verb To contribute money or effort along with others.

fry — full definition

1. verb To cook food in hot oil or fat.
2. verb To damage or destroy something, especially electronics, through excessive heat or electric current (informal).
3. noun A thin strip of fried potato (usually plural: fries).
4. noun Young or newly hatched fish.

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