hash browns

American  

Or hash-browns,

plural noun

1. crisp-fried potatoes made by dicing, chopping, or mashing boiled potatoes and browning them in hot fat or oil.

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hash browns British  

plural noun

1. diced boiled potatoes mixed with chopped onion, shaped and fried until brown

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Etymology

Origin of hash browns

First recorded in 1950–55

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Example Sentences

Plates overflowed with fried eggs, hash browns and bacon.

From Los Angeles Times

Dawn Hayes is cooking sausages and hash browns in the kitchen of Shirecliffe Community Centre in Sheffield.

From BBC

Platters of bacon, eggs and hash browns have been around forever.

From The Wall Street Journal

The incentive includes an $8 Big Mac Combo Meal with medium fries and a medium soft drink, a $5 Sausage McMuffin with Egg Meal with hash browns and a small coffee, along with other meal options.

From Salon

McDonald’s hash browns have always been part of the chain’s morning identity — greasy, golden, and perfect alongside an Egg McMuffin or Sausage McGriddle.

From Salon