English Translation
He ate a salty chip.
Does this mean a salty POTATO chip, or french fry?
I can be both. Where I’m from, french fries are always called “patatas fritas”, and chips, can also be called “patatas (fritas) de bolsa”. You can also refer to them as “una bolsa de patatas” (a bag of potatoes) and, depending on the context, avoid the confusion with french fries, but then you might entering the territory of raw potatoes (ie, “Si vas al super, compra una bolsa de patatas” - here it can be unclear whether you what chips or raw potatoes). But anyway, if you go to a supermarket, “patatas fritas” is what is written on the bag in both cases (chips and fries, that is).
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