This is the 2421st most frequent Japanese word.
マッシュ
"マッシュ" means "mash," typically referring to something mashed or pureed, or can denote "mushroom" in certain contexts.
Here, 'マッシュ' is used as part of 'マッシュポテト,' meaning 'mashed potatoes' as in a culinary context.
この料理には特製マッシュポテトが使われています。
This dish uses special mashed potatoes.
In this sentence, 'マッシュ' refers to a style of haircut, indicating a rounded, bowl-like hairstyle, commonly called 'mash cut.'
彼女は髪を短くしてマッシュカットにしました。
She cut her hair short into a mash cut style.
'マッシュ' appears as part of 'マッシュルーム,' which means 'mushroom,' borrowed from English and used to refer to the vegetable.