sglods

English

Etymology

    Unadapted borrowing from Welsh sglods, an alternative plural to Welsh sglodion (“chips”).[1]

    Noun

    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

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

    Welsh

    Alternative forms

    • ysglods

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsɡlɔds/, [ˈsklɔts], /ˈsɡlɔdz/, [ˈsklɔdz]

    Noun

    sglods m pl (not mutable)

    1. plural of sglodyn (“chip”)

    Further reading

    • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sglods”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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