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hash browns

plural noun

Definition of hash browns

: 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

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There’s chicken sausage with eggs and waffles on the menu at Roscoe’s, chicken sausage with hash browns at Watts Coffee House, and chicken sausage with grits at Inglewood’s Serving Spoon. Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Times, "How chicken sausage links became a centerpiece to South L.A.’s black food culture," 27 Aug. 2019 Satisfy your craving for a savory bite by making a panini on it or a cook up crispy hash browns as a side. Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, "People Are Saying This Mini Waffle Maker Is One of the Best Things They’ve Bought on Amazon," 14 June 2019 Back when the restaurant opened, Tommy remembers selling two eggs, sausage, toast and hash browns for 99 cents. Robert Wilonsky, Dallas News, "After years of rumors that Char Bar in Dallas is closing, it finally is," 16 Aug. 2019 Use it to fry up leftover rice, toast spices, or make incredibly crispy hash browns. Alex Delany, Bon Appétit, "What Is Clarified Butter, the Liquid Gold We’d Drink Straight?," 6 Aug. 2019 Burgers and hash browns were ready to serve in 10 of the 11 stores caught in Michael’s crosshairs. Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "‘Smothered, covered and recover’ - be like the Waffle House jump team, when prepping for a hurricane," 5 Aug. 2019 Instead of bread, two fried hash browns sandwich bacon and cheese. Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati.com, "Pickle juice popsicles and Skyline Chili tater tots are a thing at the Ohio State Fair," 25 July 2019 The breakfast will feature a variety of pancakes, bacon, sausage, hash browns, applesauce, coffee, juice and other breakfast favorites. Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, "Rotary rolls out grant for ‘Solon Spins’ bike project at Community, Senior centers," 23 July 2019 The latter includes hash browns topped with biscuits and gravy, two eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, green pepper, onion and tomato. Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, "The surprising history served with a plate of biscuits and gravy," 22 July 2019

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First Known Use of hash browns

1951, in the meaning defined above

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hash browns

noun

English Language Learners Definition of hash browns

: boiled potatoes that have been cut up, mixed with chopped onions and fat, and fried until brown