hash-house

H h

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hash noun, adjective hous]
- /hæʃ noun, adjective haʊs/
- /hæʃ haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hash noun, adjective hous]
- /hæʃ noun, adjective haʊs/

Definition of hash-house word

noun hash-house an inexpensive restaurant, diner, or the like, that serves a limited number of short-order dishes: We stopped for lunch at a roadside hash house. 1

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Origin of hash-house

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Hash-house

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hash-house popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.