haggis
[ hag-is ]
/ ˈhæg ɪs /
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noun Chiefly Scot.
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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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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1375–1425; late Middle English hageys<Anglo-French *hageis, equivalent to hag- (root of haguer to chop, hash <Middle Dutch hacken to hack1) + -eis noun suffix used in cookery terms
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haggis
/ (ˈhæɡɪs) /
noun
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
Word Origin for haggis
C15: perhaps from haggen to hack 1
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