What is the Latin word for hash?

The usual Latin words for “hash” are minūtal, minūtus, incidō; also catus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“hash” in Latin

minūtalminced meat, ground meat, mince; trifles (petty things)minūtusvery small, little, minute; petty, mediocre, commonplace incidōto fall or drop; to fall upon, meet, come upon (by chance), happen on, fall in with; to fall upon, attack, assault catusclever, intelligent, sagacious, clear-thinking; cunning, crafty, sly; shrill, sharp, clear-sounding

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

hash s.

perhaps minutal (Juv., 14, 129).

hash v.

minutim (or minutatim) incidere (general term, to cut up very small; Cato, R.R., 123).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for hash?: The usual Latin words for “hash” are minūtal, minūtus, incidō; also catus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.