french fry

1 of 2

noun

variants or French fry
: a strip of potato typically cooked by being fried in deep fat
usually plural

french fry

2 of 2

verb

variants or French fry
french fried or French fried; french frying or French frying; french fries or French fries

transitive verb

: to fry (strips of potato or something similar) in deep fat until brown

Examples of french fry in a Sentence

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Noun
Beef-fat french fries appear on menus at casual pubs and burger joints, as well as at restaurants like Jeju, Hank & Artie’s in Portland, Maine, and Perilla in Chicago, Illinois. Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2025 There’s not a chip on that bike, except for the occasional french fry that’s falling out of my pannier. Kathleen Rellihan, Outside Online, 9 May 2025 If the chicken is irresistible, so are the honey-butter french fries. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025 As far as sides go, french fries are always on the menu. Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for french fry

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1886, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of french fry was in 1886

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“French fry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/french%20fry. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

french fry

1 of 2 noun
often capitalized 1st F
: a strip of potato fried in deep fat

french fry

2 of 2 verb
often capitalized 1st F
: to fry in deep fat until brown
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