They use the word chips when Americans say French fries (potatoes).
FISH AND CHIPS.
French fries (American Term) are called chips in the UK. If you ask for chips in the US you will get what the British refer to as crisps.
chips (like in fish 'n chips)
chips=frenchfries crisps=potatochips
Chips.
We call them chips because there basically chips of a potato. Similarly what you call chips or potato chips we call crisps because you fry them to a crisp... If anything you Americans should call your "fries" chips because they are chips and your "potato chips" crisps because there fried to a crisp! +++ Also [French] Fries are usually cut thinner than British chips, so are not quite the same thing.
The British call "french fries" "Chips".
In British English (which includes all Commonwealth countries) pommes frites are 'chips'. In American English pommes frites are 'french fries'. In the US chips means potato crisps aka game chips; I've forgotten the french word.
The mean of our Chips Ahoy bag of cookies was 23.1 chips.
fish and chips
Fish and chips
If you mean white chocolate chips then yes, if you mean actual chips, i wouldnt suggest that.