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a thin slice of potato fried until crisp and usually salted. Also called Saratoga chip.[1835-45]
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potato chip — noun a) potato cut into elongated cubes and fried, a chip or chipped potato, usually larger than the US French fried potato. b) potato cut slices and fried, similar to a UK potato crisp. See Also: fish and chips, French fries … Wiktionary
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potato chip — noun a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat • Syn: ↑chip, ↑crisp, ↑Saratoga chip • Derivationally related forms: ↑crisp (for: ↑crisp), ↑crispy ( … Useful english dictionary
potato chip — pota′to chip n. coo a thin slice of potato fried until crisp and usu. salted … From formal English to slang
potato chip — noun Date: 1854 a thin slice of white potato that has been cooked until crisp and then usually salted … New Collegiate Dictionary
potato chip — piece of thinly sliced and fried potato that is eaten as a snack food … English contemporary dictionary
