colcannon

American  

[kuhl-kan-uhn, kawl-kan-] / kəlˈkæn ən, ˈkɔl kæn- /

noun

1. an Irish dish made of cabbage, kale, or other greens, and potatoes boiled and mashed together.

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colcannon British  

/ ˈkɒlˌkænən, kəlˈkænən /

noun

1. a dish, originating in Ireland, of potatoes and cabbage or other greens boiled and mashed together

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Etymology

Origin of colcannon

1765–75; < Irish cál ceannann, equivalent to cál (< Latin caulis cabbage) + ceann head + -ann, weak variant of fionn white

Example Sentences

You can get authentic, with a lovely loaf of soda bread or a hearty bowl of Colcannon.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2022

Colcannon, kol-kan′on, n. an Irish dish, being a stew of pounded cabbage and potatoes with butter.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various