colcannon

[ kuh l-kan-uh n, kawl-kan- ]
/ kəlˈkæn ən, ˈkɔl kæn- /

noun

an Irish dish made of cabbage, kale, or other greens, and potatoes boiled and mashed together.

Origin of colcannon

1765–75; < Irish cál ceannann, equivalent to cál (< Latin caulis cabbage) + ceann head + -ann, weak variant of fionn white

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British Dictionary definitions for colcannon

colcannon
/ (kəlˈkænən, ˈkɒlˌkænən) /

noun

a dish, originating in Ireland, of potatoes and cabbage or other greens boiled and mashed together

Word Origin for colcannon

C18: from Irish Gaelic cál ceannann, literally: white-headed cabbage