🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

チップス

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chippusu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chips/tʃɪps/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"映画を見ながらチップスを食べました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Thin slices of potato that are fried or baked until crispy.

    "I enjoyed a bag of chips while watching the movie."
  2. 2

    Small pieces or fragments of something, often used in a broader context.

    "The carpenter swept up the wood chips after finishing the project."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'chips' originates from the Old English 'cippian', meaning 'to cut or carve'. Over time, it evolved to refer to small pieces or fragments, particularly in the context of food, where it denotes thin slices of potato that are fried or baked until crisp.

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