pommes allumettes
/ˌpɒm al(j)uːˈmɛt/Chiefly Cookery
noun
Thin fried potatoes in the shape of matchsticks.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Len Deighton (b. 1929), novelist. From French pommes allumettes (plural) from French pomme potato + allumette (in cookery) dish prepared in the shape of matchsticks.
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