DictionaryhashChopped food
noun / verb

hash

HASH/hæʃ/

A dish formed from mixed chopped ingredients.

The skillet holds hash made with chopped meat, potatoes, and vegetables.

Skillet of chopped cooked meat, potatoes and vegetables.
Etymology

French hacher describes chopping food into small pieces. The English noun transferred that action to its result: a stew of finely cut meat, giving the dish its name.

In context

Food Network1:56
This is the beginning of righteous hash. Start with some potatoes, add our garlic onion puree. And then now ridiculous amounts of corned beef. It's mixed together.
Guy Fieri Tries Corned Beef Hash in Texas | Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives | Food Network

More examples

  • We serve corned beef hash with fried eggs.
  • Leftover roast turkey makes a delicious breakfast hash.
  • She hashes the cooked beef before mixing it with potatoes.

Forms

hash · hashes · hashed · hashing

Similar words

stew
Usually contains larger pieces cooked slowly in more liquid.
scramble
Typically combines beaten eggs with other ingredients stirred during cooking.