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

Examples of hash browns in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All the while, the video shows the man eating hash browns and a steak sandwich, as Christmas music plays in the background. —Renee Anderson, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2025

The blueberry pancakes are served with two eggs, hash browns and a choice between two strips of bacon or a pair of sausage links. —Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2025

On Veterans Day, veterans and active-duty military personnel can get a free Red, White, and Blueberry Pancake Combo (two buttermilk pancakes topped with strawberries, blueberry topping, and whipped topping, plus two eggs, hash browns, and your choice of 2 strips of bacon or pork sausage links). —Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 11 Nov. 2025

For breakfast, Extra Value Meals include hash browns and a small coffee or another drink. —Julia Gomez, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hash browns

• breakdowns
• drawdowns
• godowns
• nightgowns
• shutdowns
• slowdowns
• touchdowns
• clowns
• crowns
• drowns
• frowns
• gowns