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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Top bottom halves of biscuits with patties, about 2 tablespoons of the hash browns, and top halves of biscuits, cut sides down.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Beginning on Monday, Sept. 8, McDonald's will add limited-time Extra Value Meals to its offerings: a $5 Sausage McMuffin with Egg meal with hash browns and a small coffee, and an $8 Big Mac meal (medium fries and medium soft drink included), both available nationwide.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The $6 Meal Deal returns with a Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sandwich, crispy hash browns and a medium hot coffee (14 oz.) or iced coffee (24 oz.) offered all day.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Choices include a burger or a chicken sandwich with fries or a breakfast sandwich with hash browns, plus a soft drink.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Beginning on Monday, Sept. 8, McDonald's will add limited-time Extra Value Meals to its offerings: a $5 Sausage McMuffin with Egg meal with hash browns and a small coffee, and an $8 Big Mac meal (medium fries and medium soft drink included), both available nationwide.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The $6 Meal Deal returns with a Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sandwich, crispy hash browns and a medium hot coffee (14 oz.) or iced coffee (24 oz.) offered all day.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Choices include a burger or a chicken sandwich with fries or a breakfast sandwich with hash browns, plus a soft drink.
—Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hash browns
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“Hash browns.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hash%20browns. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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