potato chip

po·ta·to chip

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-tey-toh, -tuh chip]
- /pəˈteɪ toʊ, -tə tʃɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puh-tey-toh, -tuh chip]
- /pəˈteɪ toʊ, -tə tʃɪp/

Definitions of potato chip words

noun potato chip a thin slice of potato fried until crisp and usually salted. 1
noun plural potato chip snack food: crisps 1
countable noun potato chip Potato chips are very thin slices of potato that have been fried until they are hard, dry, and crisp. 0
countable noun potato chip Potato chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal. 0
noun potato chip a very thin slice of potato fried and eaten cold as a snack 0
noun potato chip a very thin slice of potato fried crisp and then usually salted and sometimes flavored 0

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Origin of potato chip

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Potato chip

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Potato chip

potato chip popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

potato chip usage trend in Literature

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