French fries in Spanish
French fries in Spanish is papas fritas (PAH-pahs FREE-tahs), or patatas fritas. It's feminine and plural: las papas fritas.
- Spanish
- las papas fritas
- Say it
- lahs PAH-pahs FREE-tahs
- Gender
- Feminine, plural: las papas fritas
- Also said
- las patatas fritas
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Questions about papas fritas
How do you say French fries in Spanish?
French fries in Spanish is las papas fritas. You can also say las patatas fritas.
How do you pronounce papas fritas?
Say it PAH-pahs FREE-tahs. The syllables in capitals are stressed: PAH and FREE. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is papas fritas masculine or feminine in Spanish?
papas fritas is feminine and plural, so it takes las: las papas fritas.
What does papas fritas mean in English?
In English, las papas fritas means French fries.
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