French word

frite

Pronunciation

IPA/fʁit/

Meaning

  • feminine nounFrench fry

Example

J'ai mangé des frites ce midi.

I ate French fries for lunch.

Illustration for frite (French fry)

More examples

Je prends toujours des frites avec mon burger.

I always get French fries with my burger.

Core concept

A serving of golden potato sticks, crisp outside and soft inside, piled beside a meal or eaten from a paper wrapper.

Common phrases

  • des frites

    French fries

  • une portion de frites

    a serving of French fries

Similar words

frites: The plural form of the term for fried potato strips.
pommes frites: A term referring to fried strips of potato.
chips: A snack made from thin potato slices, fried or baked until crisp.

Definition in French

Frite (nom, féminin). Portion ou morceau de pomme de terre taillé en bâtonnets et frit dans l'huile, consommée chaude comme accompagnement ou snack.

Word origin

Frite comes from the feminine past participle of frire, which developed from Old French forms related to Latin frigere, meaning 'to fry'.

Usage tips

  • Frite is feminine, so the singular article is 'une frite', while the common serving expression is 'des frites'.

Related words

  • friteusedeep fryernoun
  • fritfriedadjective
  • friterieFrench fry shopnoun

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