Are 根 (gēn) and 条 (tiáo) both measure words for 油条 (yóutiáo)? I asked a Chinese friend if the measure word for 油条 (yóutiáo) is 条 (tiáo).  They said I should use 根 (gēn), but I'm unsure why.  It might be because it's plain wrong, or perhaps just that 根 is better.

Question: Are 根 and 条 both measure words for 油条?

From 小马词典:


条 classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
根 classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings


It seems to make sense to use 条 (especially since it's called 油条), although it also seems to make sense to use 根.



This is 油条 being cooked:



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I think the main reason is that 油条 already includes the character 条, so to avoid double use, we say 一根油条. 

This is the same as we say 一根面条，一根薯条，一根木条，...