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
Words nearby colcannon
colatina,
colatitude,
colbath,
colbert,
colby,
colcannon,
colchester,
colchicine,
colchicum,
colchis,
colcothar
Example sentences from the Web for colcannon
Colcannon, kol-kan′on, n. an Irish dish, being a stew of pounded cabbage and potatoes with butter.
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