French-fry

or french-fry

[ french-frahy ]

verb (used with object)

, French-fried, French-fry·ing.

1. to fry in deep fat:

   to French-fry onion rings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of French-fry¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

Cars that burn alternative fuels — remember diesels converted to burn used French-fry oil? — have been around since the earliest days of horseless carriages.

From New York Times

For the past 15 years, Dihel has been the person behind any new French-fry product invented at Lamb Weston.

From Seattle Times

He was shooed off by Park staff, who hoped he got the message that fall fattening is to commence on alpine slopes, not in the French-fry grease repository.

From Seattle Times

This time, she suffered a few french-fry casualties.

From Fox News

Over alfresco breakfasts, midday french-fry breaks and late-night haggling sessions, leaders fought with one another using increasingly bitter rhetoric.

From Washington Post

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