corn chips
corn chips — noun
1. small savoury snacks formed from ground corn, pressed flat, and cooked until cri
small savoury snacks formed from ground corn, pressed flat, and cooked until crisp.
Noa poured corn chips into a bowl before the football game started.
serving pattern: pour corn chips into a bowl
Christopher dipped the corn chips into salsa while dinner was cooking.
collocation: corn chips with salsa
A few corn chips crunched loudly inside Gabriela's lunch bag.
Bao chose spicy corn chips at the station shop for the bus ride.
- tortilla chips
similar maize snack, but usually larger triangle pieces served with Mexican-style dishes
- snack chips
broader term for crisp packaged snacks, not only corn-based ones
文法句型
a bag of corn chips
corn chips with salsa
eat corn chips
用法筆記
Usually used in the plural. Corn chips often name a packaged snack eaten on its own or with dip, especially salsa or melted cheese.