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potato chip

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
pota-to chip
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

British usage

noun

A potato crisp, a thin slice of potato that has been fried.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

potato chips (plural)

Phrases

potato chip of the sea fish and chips French fries

Frequently Paired Words

fish and chips French fries fries

Synonyms

Saratoga chip chip crisp

Questions

What does potato chip mean?
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.

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