Editing Potato chips (section)

== Nomenclature ==
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[[File:Potato Chips Rezowan.jpg|thumb|left|A Bangladeshi version of potato chips, marketed as "potato crackers"]]

Little consistency exists in the [[English-speaking world]] for the name of this food. North American English uses "chips", though Canadians may also call French fries, especially thick ones, "chips" as well.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.campcanada.com.au/blog/from-eh-to-zamboni-11-phrases-you-need-to-know-before-summer-camp-in-canada | title=From "Eh" to "Zamboni": 11 Phrases You Need to Know Before Summer Camp in Canada }}</ref> "Crisps" may be used for thin fried or baked products made from potato paste.<ref name="pringles"/> An example of this type of snack is [[Pringles]], which are marketed as "potato crisps" even in the United States.<ref name="pringles" />

In the United Kingdom and Ireland they are called "crisps", whilst "chips" refers to [[french fries]] (as in "[[fish and chips]]").<ref name="Oxford"/> In Australia, some parts of South Africa, New Zealand, India, and the [[West Indies]], especially in Barbados, both forms of potato product are simply known as "chips", as are the larger "home-style" variety. In the north of New Zealand, they are sometimes affectionately known as "chippies"; however, they are marketed as "chips" throughout the country.{{cn|date=June 2023}} In Australia and New Zealand, a distinction is sometimes made between "hot chips" (fried potatoes) and "chips" or "potato chips". In Bangladesh, they are generally known as "chip" or "chips", and much less frequently as "crisps" (pronounced "kirisp") and locally, ''alu bhaja''.

In German-speaking countries (Austria, Germany: "''Kartoffelchips''", often shortened to "Chips"; Switzerland: "''Pommes Chips''") and in countries of the [[former Yugoslavia]], fried thin potato slices are known as "chips" (locally pronounced very similarly to the English pronunciation), with a clear distinction from French fries. In Brazil, "home-style" potato chips are known as {{lang|pt|batatas portuguesas}} ("Portuguese potatoes") if their sides are relatively smooth and {{lang|pt|batatas prussianas}} ("Prussian potatoes") if their sides show a wafer biscuit-like pattern, whilst American-like industrial uniform potato chips made from a fried potato purée-based dough are known as "batata chips" ("potato chips"), or just "chips".{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}