haggis
Americannoun
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haggises
plural
noun
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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
Vocabulary lists containing haggis
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I enjoyed classic Scottish food like full Scottish breakfasts with haggis and blood pudding; chicken rumbledethumps, a dish with mashed potatoes, cabbage and cheese; Tennents lager and single-malt Scotch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The former late-night host’s new CNN series takes him on a road trip across the country, where he encounters only-in-America monster trucks, lowriders and haggis tacos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Backing anyone but either of the Glasgow giants, Celtic or Rangers, is riskier than consuming week-old haggis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Northern Ireland isn’t known for haute cuisine, or even for soulful peasant dishes like haggis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
Hello from a castle in Scotland, where my father ate a haggis.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
Chicken necks, called helzel, were pretty common in old-school Jewish cuisine, carefully deboned, stuffed with a doughy mixture of giblets and chicken fat, and boiled, like miniature Jewish haggises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2014
If a' your hums and haws were hams and haggises, the parish needna fear a dearth.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
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