Phrase guide

hot brown

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An open sandwich of turkey and bacon, covered in mornay sauce and baked or broiled until the bread is crisp and the sauce begins to brown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Southern-US

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History

Etymology

Originally created at the Brown Hotel (funded and owned by James Graham Brown) in Louisville, Kentucky.