Phrase guide

potato chip

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Canada, Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Saratoga chip

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chip, crisp, Saratoga chip

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: snack food

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cherokee: ᏄᎾ ᏗᏍᏔᎦᏔᏅ (nuna distagatanv) — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Chinese Mandarin: 薯條 /薯条 (shǔtiáo) — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬鈴薯片 /马铃薯片 (mǎlíngshǔpiàn) — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Chinese Mandarin: 洋山芋片 (yángshānyùpiàn) — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土豆片 (tǔdòupiàn) — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Chinese Mandarin: 洋芋片 (yángyùpiàn) — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Finnish: ranskalainen — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Finnish: ranskalainen peruna — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Finnish: ranskanperuna — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • French: chips — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • French: croustille — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Greek: τηγανητή πατάτα (tiganití patáta) — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • S'gaw Karen: အၣ်လူဆဲးသိ (ʼà loo hseḧ thoh) — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Korean: 포테이토칩 (poteitochip) — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Korean: 감자칩 (gamjachip) — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Macedonian: пржени компири (prženi kompiri) — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Polish: frytka — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Polish: frytek — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Russian: хрустя́щий карто́фель (xrustjáščij kartófelʹ) — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Spanish: patata frita — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Swedish: pommes frites — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip
  • Welsh: sglodyn — a piece of potato similar to a french fry, a British potato chip