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Chips vs Crisps - What's the difference?

chips | crisps |

In british ireland australia new zealand terms the difference between chips and crisps

is that chips is french fried potatoes; french fries while crisps is a snack made from thin slices of deep-fried potato; potato chips or potato crisps.

As nouns the difference between chips and crisps

is that chips is plural of lang=en while crisps is plural of lang=en.

chips

English

Noun

(head)
    • Wow, look at the chips on that motherboard!
  • (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) french fried potatoes; french fries.
  • (US, Canada, South Africa) Thin-sliced and deep-fried potatoes sold in sealed bags; potato chips, nacho chips, etc.
    • What kind of chips should we get, barbecue or sour cream and onion?

    Derived terms

    * cheap as chips * when the chips are down

    crisps

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A snack made from thin slices of deep-fried potato; potato chips or potato crisps

    • See also

    * ("crisps" on Wikipedia)

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