It comes from the "steak-frites" (beef steak and fried) lunch meal, which is, or rather was, one of the most frequent in restaurants for a quick lunch.
Fries were thus deemed to be a staple French food for Americans, hence the expression "French fries" instead of the British "chips".
It should probably have been "Belgian Fries", since fries were even more widespread in Belgium than in France, with the "moules-frites" dish (mussels and fries), but American tourists are less familiar with Belgium.
'Frenching' is actually the technique of cutting something into long strips rather than a description of where Fries originate. So the are "french" fries, referring to the style they are cut
'French fry' is singular. 'French fries' is plural.
The origin of the French fries is disputed between France and the Southern, French-speaking part of Belgium. They are popular in both countries (and many others). In France they are simply called "frites", meaning fries. There is no mention of fries being specifically French.
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "stands for". All I know is that French fries originated in Belgium and not France.
it reminds me of french fries
The French didn't fried any country. If you're asking about the origin of "french fries", they are from Belgium.
Fries are short for "French Fries", so i would think that they came from France... =p It is my understanding that the "French" in french fries refers to the shape and style of the cut of the potato when making them, not with their country of origin.
Yes, "French fries" is a compound word composed of two separate words, "French" and "fries," which are combined to refer to a specific type of fried potato dish.
The term "French" in French fries really refers to julienne-cut potatoes (i.e., long thin potatoes). Most accounts of the origin of French fries say that they originated in Belgium--though in fact similar dishes have been common throughout the world for eons.
French fries. French toast.
French Fries?
The origin is from french
It is French in origin it meas to shelter.