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Hangtown fry

Hangtown fry noun: an omelette with additional ingredients, typically bacon and oysters.

Noun

Hangtown fry (plural Hangtown fries)

  1. (US) An omelette with additional ingredients, typically bacon and oysters.

Forms of Hangtown fry

pluralHangtown fries

Origin of Hangtown fry

Invented in Placerville, California, known at that time as Hangtown.

Words that rhyme with Hangtown fry

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Hangtown fry

What does Hangtown fry mean?
Hangtown fry means an omelette with additional ingredients, typically bacon and oysters.
What part of speech is Hangtown fry?
Hangtown fry is a noun.
What is the plural of Hangtown fry?
The plural of Hangtown fry is Hangtown fries.

Words near Hangtown fry in the dictionary

  1. hangtail
  2. hangtime
  3. hangtimes
  4. Hangtown
  5. Hangtown fries
  6. Hangtown fry
  7. Hangu
  8. Hanguk
  9. hangul
  10. hangulisation
  11. hangulization

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