home fries vs home-fried potatoes

home fries and home-fried potatoes both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
home fries	Yes	No	No	No
home-fried potatoes	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, home fries and home-fried potatoes are synonyms defined as:

home fries and home-fried potatoes: sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp

home fries (noun)	home-fried potatoes (noun)
sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp	sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp