Fries

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1. Also called Mountain oysters, Rocky Mountain oysters and prairie oysters, these are the testicles of an animal such as a calf, sheep or boar. Those from a younger animal are best. Fries can be special-ordered through most meat markets. They should be used as soon as possible, preferably within a day of purchase. Though they're not terribly popular in the United States, testicles are considered a delicacy in Italy and France. They can be saute´ed, deep-fried, braised and poached. See also variety meats. 2. Abbreviated term for french fries.

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IN BRIEF: Potatoes cooked in hot oil or fat.

They enjoyed having fries with their hamburgers.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: strips of potato fried in deep fat
Synonyms: french fries, french-fried potatoes

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Fries can refer to:

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Fries, member of an ethnic minority in the Netherlands, see Frisians and Friesland

Elias Magnus Fries (1794-1878), botanist
Thore M. Fries (1832-1913), botanist, son of Elias Fries
Robert Elias Fries (1876-1966), botanist, son of Thore Fries, brother of Thore Christian Elias Fries
Thore Christian Elias Fries, botanist, son of Thore Fries, brother of Robert Elias Fries
Hans Fries (painter), 1460-1520, Swiss painter
Hans Fries (politician), Canadian politician in Manitoba 1957-1964
Jakob Friedrich Fries (1773-1843), a German philosopher
Jan Fries, occultist
John Fries (1764-1825), rebel
Johann Graf von Fries (1719-1785)
Karl Theophil Fries (1875 - 1962) German chemist discoverer of the Fries rearrangement
Kenny Fries (1960-), American memoirist and poet

Places

Fries, Virginia

Things

French fries, a type of food;
Home fries, a type of food;
Fries (offal), (testicles), a type of food.
Dutch name for the Frisian languages, usually the West Frisian language

Fictional Characters

Victor Fries, a DC Comics character, also known as Mr. Freeze.

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