cock-a-leekie

[ kok-uh-lee-kee ]

/ ˌkɒk əˈli ki /

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noun Scottish Cooking.

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

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Origin of cock-a-leekie

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

Words nearby cock-a-leekie

cockabully, cockade, cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-hoop, Cockaigne, cock-a-leekie, cockalorum, cockamamie, cock-and-bull story, cockapoo, cock a snook

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How to use cock-a-leekie in a sentence

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British Dictionary definitions for cock-a-leekie

cock-a-leekie

/ (ˌkɒkəˈliːkɪ) /

noun

a variant of cockieleekie

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