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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They just put the most amazing thing on their menu; a steak frites with masala au poivre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Belgium is seething, ready to announce the chocolate, frites and cyclocross sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 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
The frites are pale, gloriously chubby and somehow manage to be crispy on the outside and creamy in the middle.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
Pa. The humor of it, quoth you: Heres a fellow frites humor out of his wits.
From The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by John Glover
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