Pringles

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A brand of crispy, curved potato chip snacks typically flavored with salt or various seasonings and packaged in a tall cylindrical container
2. A type of stackable, uniform potato-derived snack chip sold under a trademarked brand name, known for its distinctive curved shape and compact packaging
3. Thin, crispy fried potato wafers branded and sold in a recognizable tubular canister, often seasoned with flavors like salt, cheese, or spices

Etymology: "Pringles" is the third-person singular present form of "pringle," so its history is that of the verb it comes from. Pringle is a brand-name verb that in ordinary use shares the name of the crisps, but the word's origin in the sense of the verb is not something the source here documents, so the detail I can offer is limited to the form itself. The verb takes the -s ending that English verbs add when the subject is he, she, or it, as in "she pringles the tub" or "the machine pringles the dough."