Phrase guide

fish and chips

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A meal of fish fried in batter and served with chips (fried potato pieces), popular throughout the Anglosphere, especially in coastal regions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, singular

Examples

  • Let's go to Sophie's by the sea; they have the most delicious fish and chips.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fish and chippies

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

fried fish and french-fried potatoes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dish

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَمَك وَبَطَاطِس مَقْلِيَّة (samak wa-baṭāṭis maqliyya) — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Bulgarian: риба и пържени картофи (riba i pǎrženi kartofi) — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Chinese Cantonese: 炸魚薯條 /炸鱼薯条 — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 炸魚薯條 /炸鱼薯条 (zháyú shǔtiáo) — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Faroese: steikjafiskur og kips — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Finnish: fish and chips — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Finnish: kalaperunat — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • French: fish and chips — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • French: fish 'n' chips — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • French: poisson-frites — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • French: poisson frit avec des frites — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • German: Bratfisch mit Pommes frites — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • German: Fish and Chips — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Icelandic: djúpsteiktur fiskur med frönskum — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Irish: iasc agus sceallóga — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Italian: pesce e patatine — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Japanese: フィッシュ・アンド・チップス (fisshu-ando-chippusu) — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Korean: 피시 앤드 칩스 (pisi aendeu chipseu) — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Persian: فیش اند چیپس (fiš-and-čips) — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Polish: fish and chips — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Portuguese: peixe com batatas fritas — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Russian: ры́ба и чи́псы (rýba i čípsy) — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Russian: ры́ба с жа́реным карто́фелем (rýba s žárenym kartófelem) — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Russian: чи́псы (čípsy) — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Scottish Gaelic: iasg agus sliseagan — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Scottish Gaelic: iasg agus tiops — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Volapük: fit e loetapötetüls — a meal of fried fish and potatoes
  • Welsh: pysgodyn a sglodion — a meal of fried fish and potatoes