cottage fries

plural noun

1. Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. home fries.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cottage fries¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Cottage fries are supposedly so named because each one looks like a shingle on the roof of a cottage.

From Salon

It should be noted that cottage fries are excellent for scooping up piles of tartare or finely minced salads, and that their surface area makes for satisfying salt to potato.

From Salon

It should also be noted that if you invited me over to a New Year's Eve party and served me cottage fries topped with crème fraîche and caviar, I would talk about it with great excitement every day for the rest of my life.

From Salon

Lawson and Granger add vanilla extract to their batter and River Cottage fries the fruit with orange zest, all ingredients that pair brilliantly with both pears and chocolate, if you feel the need to add something else to the mix.

From The Guardian

I’d never had lobster or cottage fries before, or had a white man play the piano just to make my meal go down easy.

From Literature