corn chip

noun

: a piece of a dry crisp snack food prepared from a seasoned cornmeal batter

Examples of corn chip in a Sentence

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There were too many of the bulky, sweet styrofoam mochi waffle crisps and not enough seaweed/salty furikake, and the errant corn chips (faux-Fritos) and wasabi peas were in tragic shortage. Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025 Most nutritionists still agree that eating a bag of corn chips is far less healthy than eating an ear of corn. Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025 Turn your favorite corn chips into a meal by adding chili. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025 Category sales for corn chips, which Doritos sits in, also declined 1% for the year ending on July 26, according to NIQ. Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corn chip

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of corn chip was in 1932

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“Corn chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn%20chip. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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corn chip

noun
: a piece of a dry crisp snack food prepared from a seasoned cornmeal batter
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