cock-a-leekie

[ kok-uh-lee-kee ]
/ ˌkɒk əˈli ki /

noun Scottish Cookery.

a soup made with chicken broth, chopped leeks, and sometimes a little oatmeal.

Origin of cock-a-leekie

1765–75; variant of cockie-leekie, equivalent to cock1 + -ie + leek + -ie

British Dictionary definitions for cock-a-leekie

cock-a-leekie
/ (ˌkɒkəˈliːkɪ) /

noun

a variant of cockieleekie