Words / B1

hash-BROWN/ˌhæʃ ˈbraʊn/

A hash brown (id: hash-brown) is a fried patty of grated potato, often on a cooked breakfast. Countable: a hash brown / two hash browns. It is not mashed potato and not chips (UK chips = fries). Café and freezer-aisle food.

Meaning

A fried patty of grated potato, often served at breakfast.

Examples

• “I ordered eggs, beans, and a hash brown in the greasy spoon.”
• “The café puts a hash brown on the full English without asking, which is fine by me.”
• “Oven hash browns from a bag are crisper than the ones from the frying pan in this kitchen.”

Good to know

a hash brown. Contrast: chips / mash / a potato waffle. cooked breakfast; countable patties.

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