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hash brown

hash brown noun: a single piece of hash browns (finely chopped, fried potatoes); singular of hash browns.

hash brown: a single piece of hash browns (finely chopped, fried potatoes); singular of hash browns
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Noun

hash brown (plural hash browns)

  1. A single piece of hash browns (finely chopped, fried potatoes); singular of hash browns.
    • He plucked a hash brown from her chest and popped it in her mouth before slurping several more into his mouth.2010, Olivia Cunning, Backstage Pass: Sinners on Tour, Sourcebooks Casablanca, →ISBN, page 175
  2. A fried patty made from finely chopped, diced or riced bits of potato.
    • A Florida middle school civics teacher who was arrested Saturday for misdemeanor battery denied she threw a hash brown at a McDonalds^([sic]) employee.2011 December 20, Alyssa Newcomb, “Civics Teacher Arrested in McDonald's Hash-Brown Smackdown”, in ABC News

Forms of hash brown

pluralhash browns
alternative formhashbrown
alternative formhash-brown
alternative formhashed brown

Questions about hash brown

What does hash brown mean?
Hash brown means a single piece of hash browns (finely chopped, fried potatoes); singular of hash browns.
What part of speech is hash brown?
Hash brown is a noun.
What is the plural of hash brown?
The plural of hash brown is hash browns.

Words near hash brown in the dictionary

  1. hases
  2. Hasford
  3. hash
  4. hash algorithm
  5. hash algorithms
  6. hash brown
  7. hash brownie
  8. hash brownies
  9. hash browns
  10. hash buster
  11. hash busters

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