- potato crisp
- po'tato .crispBrE po'tato .chip AmE na very thin round piece of potato cooked in oil and eaten cold, sold in packages
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
potato crisp
Look at other dictionaries:
potato crisp — noun chiefly Britain : potato chip * * * Brit. See potato chip. [1925 30] * * * potato crisp, British. a potato chip. * * * poˌtato ˈcrisp [potato crisp] ( … Useful english dictionary
potato crisp — potato crisps N COUNT: usu pl Potato crisps are the same as crisps. [BRIT, FORMAL] … English dictionary
potato crisp — noun potato cut into slices and fried, similar to a US potato chip … Wiktionary
potato crisp — Brit. See potato chip. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
potato crisp — /pəˈteɪtoʊ krɪsp/ (say puh taytoh krisp) noun → chip1 (def. 3b) …
crisp — ► ADJECTIVE 1) firm, dry, and brittle. 2) (of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating. 3) briskly decisive and matter of fact. ► NOUN (also potato crisp) Brit. ▪ a wafer thin slice of potato fried until crisp and eaten as a snack. ► VERB … English terms dictionary
potato chip — ☆ potato chip n. a very thin slice of potato fried crisp and then usually salted and sometimes flavored: also Brit. potato crisp … English World dictionary
crisp — adjective 1》 firm, dry, and brittle, especially in a way considered pleasing. ↘(of hair) having tight curls. 2》 (of the weather) cool, fresh, and invigorating. 3》 (of a way of speaking) briskly decisive and matter of fact. noun (also potato… … English new terms dictionary
crisp — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 hard but brittle. 2 a (of air) bracing. b (of a style or manner) lively, brisk and decisive. c (of features etc.) neat and clear cut. d (of paper) stiff and crackling. e (of hair) closely curling. n. 1 (in full potato crisp) … Useful english dictionary
potato — n. (pl. oes) 1 a starchy plant tuber that is cooked and used for food. 2 the plant, Solanum tuberosum, bearing this. 3 colloq. a hole in (esp. the heel of) a sock or stocking. Phrases and idioms: potato chip = CHIP n. 3. potato crisp Brit. =… … Useful english dictionary
