Nomen

die Pommes

chips, fries

Ich esse gerne Pommes mit Ketchup.

I like to eat chips with ketchup.

Eine Portion Pommes, bitte.

A portion of chips, please.

((et4)) essen/bestellen to eat/order (sth.) I'm ordering a large portion of chips.

Synonyms: Fritten (colloquial).

Short for 'Pommes frites', from French 'pomme de terre' (potato), literally 'apple of the earth'.

Think of the English word 'pome' (a type of fruit like an apple), which connects to the French origin 'pomme'.

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