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cock-a-leekie

[ kok-uh-lee-kee ]
/ ˌkɒk əˈli ki /

noun Scottish Cookery.

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

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Nearby words

  1. cock of the woods,
  2. cock rock,
  3. cock's-foot,
  4. cock-a-doodle-doo,
  5. cock-a-hoop,
  6. cock-and-bull story,
  7. cock-of-the-rock,
  8. cockabully,
  9. cockade,
  10. cockaigne

Origin of cock-a-leekie

1765–75; variant of cockie-leekie, equivalent to cock1 + -ie + leek + -ie
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British Dictionary definitions for cock-a-leekie

cock-a-leekie

/ (ˌkɒkəˈliːkɪ) /

noun

a variant of cockieleekie
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