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

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Their kids never got to the beige phase of only wanting things like chicken nuggets or french fries. USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024 One-bite crisps topped with tuna tartare, slim paper cones of french fries and that most celebrated of low-brow bites, pigs in a blanket, work particularly well — just beware errant condiments. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024 The polish and stickers are offered up in what looks like a side order of french fries. Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024 The dinner includes baked or beer-battered fish served with french fries and coleslaw. Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2024 Stop by Silver Lake Restaurant to try it in a bread bowl, or swing by Empire Canyon Lodge for turkey chili french fries. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024 Inside the space on Sunday, customers munched on french fries and worked on laptops as a barista slung espresso drinks behind a counter and the Puppy Bowl aired on a TV. Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024 Every hallway feels like a crushing mass in motion, beers and margaritas and the smell of cheap tequila mixed with hot dogs and french fries. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2024 And of course, no one can forget Travis Kelce’s viral Joe’s Kansas City order: a half slab of ribs, two Z-man sandwiches and an order of french fries. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
Verb
Humble ketchup, that sticky-sweet, popular sauce ubiquitous whenever a french fry is near, is more than just a dip for chicken tenders or condiment for topping burgers. Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2021 The chain also permanently added a new french fry recipe to its menu in July. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 12 Oct. 2020 Picture it: Verbier, January 2014, me and three four-year-old Europeans being told to pizza and french fry our way around a flat-as-a-pancake bunny hill. Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2023 Its four Japanese stainless steel blade styles (straight, wavy, julienne, and french fry) cut fruits and vegetables to various thicknesses in 0.5-millimeter intervals, racking up a boast-worthy 21 different ways to slice. Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2022 With so many brands out there, finding the ideal crispy-creamy frozen french fry is a challenge, with companies turning to ingredients and additives—like sodium acid pyrophosphate and xanthan gum—to nail the assignment. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2022 Cutting potatoes into sticks, coating them in a thin layer of oil and salt and then air-frying will produce something that, right out of the air-fryer, looks a lot like a french fry. Washington Post, 17 June 2021 Their daughter, Serenity Hurricane Paula Johnson, popularly known as ‘french fry’ was born in January 2022. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Jan. 2023 Go for a classic charcuterie board, or branch out with a butter board, desert board, or french fry board. Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 28 Nov. 2022

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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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Cite this Entry

“French fry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/french%20fry. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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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