haggis

American  

[hag-is] / ˈhæg ɪs /

noun

Chiefly Scot.

1. 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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haggis British  

/ ˈhæɡɪs /

noun

1. 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

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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

Example Sentences

Haggis has its defenders, but it is not, for most Americans, a food you crave under emotional duress.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Breest accepted a ride home from Haggis after a premiere in January 2013 and agreed to go to his apartment for a drink instead of her suggestion that they go to a bar.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

Toole, the author of the short story that inspired “Million” screenwriter Paul Haggis.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

The tiny endangered pygmy hippo calf, named Haggis, arrived on 30 October and zookeepers said her personality was "beginning to shine" already.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

Sometimes they say, “I look like an absolute hag,” and sometimes, “I look like Haggis McBaggis.”

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood