hash browns

plural noun

: boiled potatoes that have been diced or shredded, mixed with chopped onions and shortening, and fried usually until they form a browned cake

called also hash brown potatoes, hashed brown potatoes, hashed browns

Examples of hash browns in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Back then, the chain served triangular hash browns in place of fries. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024 Breakfast Burrito: Sausage or bacon, egg, cheese, hash browns, onions and shredded cheddar cheese in a soft tortilla with a side of Chili Ranch. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 June 2024 On TikTok, complaints of $3 McDonald’s hash browns and $16 meals have gone viral. Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 20 June 2024 The menu includes lobster frittata with butter poached lobster tails ($50), a 14-ounce bone-in, dry-aged NY strip and eggs ($50), and an 8-ounce center cut filet mignon with white cheddar hash browns ($47). Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hash browns 

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Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hash browns was in 1926

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“Hash browns.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash%20browns. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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