frites
Americanplural noun
Usage
What does frites mean? Frites are French fries. Frites is the French word for French fries. In English-speaking countries, frites is used on menus to indicate that the fries are prepared in the Belgian or French style. But more often the word is simply used to make them sound fancier. Frites is typically used in the plural. Example: True Belgian frites are cut to a certain thickness and are usually squared off at the ends.
Example Sentences
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But despite our lack of a reservation, the maître d’, Victoria Dearing, seated us at a two-top anyway for the supper menu, which included classic steak frites and their famed Black Label Burger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Belgium is seething, ready to announce the chocolate, frites and cyclocross sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Refueling on steak frites and a margarita, he spoke with the same focused intensity he brings to the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
We ordered what I consider to be the perfect lunch: mussels poached in white wine and herbs, slices of crusty country loaf griddled in olive oil, and a plate of frites with aioli.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2025
Down you go, and fall foul of ham, beef, pommes de terre frites, jonny-cakes, and café sans lait; and generally, in despite of bad cooking and occasional lee-lurches, contrive to eat an enormous meal.
From A Ramble of Six Thousand Miles through the United States of America by S. A. (Simon Ansley) Ferrall
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