haggis

American  

[hag-is] / ˈhæg ɪs /

noun

Chiefly Scot.

1. 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.

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haggis British  

/ ˈhæɡɪs /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of haggis

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English hageys, from unattested Anglo-French hageis, equivalent to hag- (root of haguer “to chop, hash,” from Middle Dutch hacken “to hack ¹ ) ” + -eis noun suffix used in cooking terms

Example Sentences

In October 2025, the wildlife park welcomed Haggis the pygmy hippo, who now has a large social media following.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Haggis has its defenders, but it is not, for most Americans, a food you crave under emotional duress.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

“As I told the judge, my first mistake was allowing someone who I hardly knew to come and visit me. It was foolish,” Haggis said in the July 12, 2022, interview.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

“I can’t live with lies like this. I will die clearing my name,” Haggis said as he left court after the verdict, the Associated Press reported at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

They look into their mirrors, making sad faces—“I look like Haggis McBaggis! It’s the curse!”

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood