How to Say “Chips” in Guatemala (Spanish)

By Ian Ronnie • Updated October 16, 2026

papitas

informal

Potato chips in Guatemala are papitas in casual speech and papas fritas in a neutral way. Papas fritas can also mean french fries.

Meaning: thin fried potato slices (noun)

Ways to say it

“chips” in Spanish
Spanish	Note
papitas	informal
papas fritas	neutral, also french fries

Bagged chips are sold at corner shops, and people often say una bolsa de papitas.

Which one should you use?

If the context is not clear, say papitas en bolsa for bagged chips and papas fritas a la francesa for french fries.

Did you know?

The ending -itas makes the noun small and friendly, so papitas literally means "little potatoes".

Examples in context

Quiero una bolsa de papitas.
I want a bag of chips.
Las papas fritas están calientes.
The fries are hot.
Compré papitas para la película.
I bought chips for the movie.

Example conversation

Brothers Pedro and Luis stop at a corner shop in Mixco.

Pedro

¿Compramos papitas?
Shall we buy chips?
Luis

Sí, dos bolsas grandes.
Yes, two big bags.
Pedro

Y algo de tomar.
And something to drink.

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Ian Ronnie

Hola, I'm Ian! My love for basketball and beer pops up as odd examples in my posts. For instance, can you say "Ceiling" or "Bubble" en Español? I can help! I enjoy aiding others in immersing themselves into the Spanish language - whether it's a simple greeting like "Hi mum" or complex phrases like "Non-denominational". When I'm not writing guides, you can find me practicing my hobby - goat chaperoning. From engagements to vehicles, there's nothing I can't tell you how to say. It’s all included, "más diversión".

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