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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Huddle House: Kickoff Super Bowl Sunday with the $3.99 Classic Huddle Breakfast – the limited-time special comes with two eggs, bacon, hash browns, toast – available all day starting at 6 a.m. Kona Grill: Available through Sunday is a $97 takeout package for your Super Bowl gatherings. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 As the most popular game-day food in the Mountain West, the potato casserole is a joyful combo of hash browns, cheese, cream soup, and a crunchy topper. Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025 The meal deal includes plenty of morning treats including a hearty sausage, egg and cheese sandwich, crispy hash browns and a medium hot or iced coffee. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025 That compares with 153 million servings of hash browns and 124 million waffles. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 4 Feb. 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 13 Feb. 2025.

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