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Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from Welsh sglods, from Welsh sglodion.[1]

    Noun

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    sglods pl (plural only)

    1. (Wales) French fries (chips).
      • 2020, Laura Kemp, Under a Starry Sky, London: Orion, →ISBN, page 325:
        'Is it time for sglods yet?'
      • 2021 April 10, Alison Sanders, Jason Evans, Ffion Lewis, “Fry Awards 2021: We try out three of the Welsh fish and chip shops named among the best in the UK”, in WalesOnline[1], archived from the original on 21 September 2024:
        Chips are the bedrock of any chippy, and the generous portion of 'sglods I got were perfectly cooked, and delicious. The battered sausage was top notch, and not all greasy like you find in some lesser establishments; the mushy peas were peasy and mushy, and the Irish curry with its little kick of spice was cracking.

    References

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    1. ^ sglods, n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.