Chips (en. Chips)

/tʃɪps/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Thin pieces of food, typically made of potato, fried or baked.

She opened a bag of tortilla chips for the party.

Ella abrió una bolsa de chips de tortilla para la fiesta.

Tokens used in gambling games.

He bet his chips on the poker table.

Él apostó sus chips en la mesa de póker.

Computer elements that perform specific functions.

The computer chip needs to be updated.

El chip de la computadora necesita ser actualizado.

From the English 'chip', which means fragment or piece.

chips and salsa

An appetizer consisting of chips accompanied by salsa.

chips y salsa

chip in the game

Tokens used for betting in a game.

chip en el juego

no more chips

Phrase indicating that there are no more tokens available or that they have run out.

no hay chips

frying

Food cooked in hot oil.

fritura

appetizer

Light food served before the main meal.

aperitivo

snack

Light food consumed between meals.

snack

Chips as a reference to money in a betting context.

I won a lot of chips at the casino last night.

Gané muchos chips en el casino anoche.

Chips in the context of online gaming, referring to virtual tokens.

I need to buy more chips to play.

Tengo que comprar más chips para jugar.