haggis
[ hag-is ]
/ ˈhæg ɪs /
noun Chiefly Scot.
a traditional pudding made of the heart, liver, etc., of a sheep or calf, minced with suet and oatmeal, seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the animal.
Origin of haggis
1375–1425; late Middle English
hageys < Anglo-French
*hageis, equivalent to
hag- (root of
haguer to chop, hash < Middle Dutch
hacken to
hack1) +
-eis noun suffix used in cookery terms
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British Dictionary definitions for haggis
haggis
/ (ˈhæɡɪs) /
noun
a Scottish dish made from sheep's or calf's offal, oatmeal, suet, and seasonings boiled in a skin made from the animal's stomach
Word Origin for haggis
C15: perhaps from
haggen to
hack
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