Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

war fries

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: war fries
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Dutch snack of fries with mayonnaise, peanut sauce, and diced raw onion.

Etymology

Calque of Dutch patat oorlog

Questions

What does war fries mean?: A Dutch snack of fries with mayonnaise, peanut sauce, and diced raw onion.
Where does war fries come from?: Calque of Dutch patat oorlog

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