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CHIPS/tʃɪps/

In British English chips are thick fried potato sticks: fish and chips. American fries are thinner; British crisps are the thin bagged snack (American chips). Chip can also mean a small broken piece — later.

Meaning

Long pieces of potato fried in oil (British). American English often says fries.

Examples

• “Fish and chips is a British meal.”
• “These chips need more salt.”
• “We had chips with the chicken.”

Good to know

British chips = fried potato. Crisps = bagged snack. US fries.

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