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 See all Example Sentences for hash browns 

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

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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 2 Feb. 2025.

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