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pommes

pommes

1 4.1
Thin pieces of potato fried in oil and served hot as a side
  • noun
  • /pɑm/
translation icon : papas fritas
  • She prefers pommes over mashed potatoes for her meal.

Examples

  • Pommes frites.

    Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

  • The restaurant serves delicious pommes with a side of ketchup.

  • At the café, I ordered a plate of crispy pommes to enjoy with my burger.

Synonyms

French fries
vspommes
80 1.0

Long thin pieces of potato that are fried in hot oil and often served with ketchup

is the same food but uses a foreign language name
chips
vspommes
  • UK
2 1.0

Thick fried potato pieces eaten hot as a snack or side

is the equivalent American term used in other dialects
french-fried potatoes
vspommes
1 1.0

Thin pieces of potato fried until crispy and served hot

is the everyday or shorter name rather than a formal phrasing
fries
vspommes
  • US
1.0

Thin pieces of potato cooked in hot oil until crispy and served as a side

is the general name for the same food outside just fast-food contexts
frites
vspommes
4.4

Thin crispy pieces of potato that are fried and eaten as a snack or side

is the same food but not limited to that regional crisp style

Surface Forms

pommes singular
pommes plural

Etymology

Pommes is often used in dishes like pommes frites or pomme de terre, and pomme de terre means 'apple of the earth' because people once called potatoes 'earth apples'. So when a menu says pommes it can mean 'fried earth apples', which explains why it is used for French fries.