English Explanatory Dictionary

fries

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of fry
noun
  1. Ellipsis of french fries.
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fry
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Virginia.

Pronunciation

/fɹaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fries.wav /ˈfɹiːz/ en-us-freeze.ogg

Word forms

fries fry

Etymology

The town was named after a prominent cotton-mill owner, Francis Henry Fries. The surname is converged from both Friesland and French friche (“fallow land”), found in Swiss French.

Derived words

animal fries apple fries camote fries cottage fries curly fries disco fries freedom fries frings German fries Greek fries home fries julienne fries lamb fries lamb's fries millionaire's fries put the fries in the bag spiral fries steak fries twisted fries twisty fries waffle fries war fries
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