potato chip

noun

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.

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Saratoga chipchipcrisp
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Meanings

nounpotato chip (plural potato chips)

plural potato chips

  1. IrelandUKOne of a batch of pieces of potato cut into elongated cubes and fried; a chip or chipped potato, usually larger than American French fries.
  2. AustraliaCanadaHong KongNew ZealandPhilippinesSingaporeUSA potato crisp, a thin slice of potato that has been fried.

    I'll take a potato chip, and eat it!

    Death Note

    2007 December 8, “目線 [Glare]”, in デスノート [Death Note], spoken by Light Yagami (Brad Swaile), Ocean Productions, via Adult Swim

    Synonyms: Saratoga chip

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
Saratoga chip

More synonyms by meaning

nouna thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

Similar
chipcrispSaratoga chip
Broader
snack food
Also see
chipcrisppotato crispsaratoga chip

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 薯條 /薯条, 馬鈴薯片 /马铃薯片
  • 薯條 /薯条 (shǔtiáo)a piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
  • 馬鈴薯片 /马铃薯片 (mǎlíngshǔpiàn)a piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
  • 洋山芋片 (yángshānyùpiàn)a piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
  • 土豆片 (tǔdòupiàn)a piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
  • 洋芋片 (yángyùpiàn)a piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
Finnish ranskalainen, ranskalainen peruna
  • ranskalainena piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
  • ranskalainen perunaa piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
  • ranskanperunaa piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
French chips, croustille
  • chipsa piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
  • croustillea piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
Greek τηγανητή πατάτα
  • τηγανητή πατάτα (tiganití patáta)a piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
Japanese ポテトチップ
  • ポテトチップ (potetochippu)a piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
Korean 포테이토칩, 감자칩
  • 포테이토칩 (poteitochip)a piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
  • 감자칩 (gamjachip)a piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
Polish frytka, frytek
  • frytkaa piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
  • fryteka piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
Russian хрустя́щий карто́фель
  • хрустя́щий карто́фель (xrustjáščij kartófelʹ)a piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
Spanish patata frita
  • patata fritaa piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
Swedish pommes frites
  • pommes fritesa piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
Welsh sglodyn
  • sglodyna piece of potato similar to a French fry, a British potato chip
Cite this entry
APA

potato chip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potato%20chip

MLA

“potato chip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potato%20chip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potato chip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potato%20chip.

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