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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
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Frozen hash browns get baked in a mixture of onions, cheese, sour cream, and eggs, which are then topped with Cheddar cheese and bacon.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
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Wes Martel, of Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho heritage, sits with a plate of hash browns and fried eggs in front of him.
—Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
Dunkin' is expanding on the success of its loaded hash browns with the Hash Brown Brisket Scramble Bowl.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
This will extend to its breakfast menu items, including the Sausage McMuffin, Sausage Biscuit, Sausage Burrito and hash browns, as well as regular menu items, like the 6-piece Chicken McNuggets, the Double Cheeseburger and the McChicken.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined above
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“Hash browns.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash%20browns. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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