Fritos

Curly corn snacks

Fritos is a brand of corn chips made from deep-fried cornmeal, known for their distinctive curved shape and salty crunch.

The name comes from Spanish *frito* (fried).

Like other trademarked snack names, Fritos sometimes appears generically for similar corn chips: Grab some Fritos for the party.

Frito pie layers the chips with chili and cheese.

texture

crunchy

Breaking with sound

greasy · oily · brittle · ridged · curled · snap · crunch · crave · satisfying · fingertips

corn

maize

Cob-bearing cereal crop

  • kernelSeed or essential core
  • tortillaThin unleavened Mexican bread
  • masaNixtamalized corn dough

cornmeal · polenta · corn oil · yellow corn · whole grain · corn chip · field corn · hominy

snack

chips

Thin fried slices

gameday · Super Bowl · picnic · vending machine · convenience store · bagged · junk food · concession · movie theater · road trip

brand

Doritos

Flavored tortilla chip brand

Funyuns · PepsiCo · Bugles · Cracker Jack · bean dip · chili cheese · scoops

Categories
Opposites
chip shape/style

FritosTostitos

Corn chip brand

Doritos · tortilla chips

snack category

FritosOreos

Chocolate sandwich cookies

candy bar · chocolate · gummy bears · fresh fruit · apple slices

dietary perception

Fritoscelery

Edible ribbed stalks

whole foods · health food · fresh vegetables · kale chips · granola

Phrases
Family

fritter, Frito-Lay

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G