chips vs french-fried potatoes

chips and french-fried potatoes both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chips	Yes	No	No	No
french-fried potatoes	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chips and french-fried potatoes are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of chips include french fries, fries.

chips (noun)	french-fried potatoes (noun)
strips of potato fried in deep fat	strips of potato fried in deep fat