pommes frites

[ pawm freet ]

plural noun

, French.

1. French fries.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pommes frites¹

Short for pommes de terre frites “fried potatoes”

Example Sentences

Can I interest you in a derrière scintillant with your pommes frites?

From Seattle Times

Even after 10 on a school night, there are salty stacks of pommes frites on every table.

From New York Times

Get some Croque Monsieurs and pommes frites at the most popular spot on Capitol Hill from which to catch soccer matches.

From Seattle Times

“My wife, Isabel, and I go regularly to a Belgian restaurant, Et Voila!, and order the casserole de moules with pommes frites. We lived in Brussels for 16 years and one of my sons was born there.”

From Washington Post

The ricotta, clean and white; the sage as crispy as pommes frites.

From The Guardian