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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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Located in the freezer aisle near the hash browns, the palm-sized latkes come in a box of eight.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
Customers could enjoy a bacon, egg and cheese bowl with their hash browns.
—Brandon Girod, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
This is the place where Mr. Elliott calls ahead every Thursday to request a cheese omelet, sourdough bread, hash browns and extra grits to share with his wife.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Fried Hash Browns Fried hash browns are high in unhealthy fats, calories, and sodium.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 20 Jan. 2025
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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 2 Feb. 2025.
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