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haggis

[ hag-is ]

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.


haggis

/ ˈæɡɪ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of haggis1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English hageys, from unattested Anglo-French hageis, equivalent to hag- (root of haguer “t chop, hash,” from Middle Dutch hacken “t hack 1 ) ” + -eis noun suffix used in cooking terms
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of haggis1

C15: perhaps from haggen to hack 1
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Example Sentences

Gibson has been a guest on her show, revealing his love of haggis and fudge and how he has the latitude and longitude coordinates of his home town - Prestwick in Scotland - tattooed on his shoulder.

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Harry says "there was a lot of Scottish food like haggis" adding that as a fussy eater, he "wouldn't touch it".

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It was suggested he might head back to a celebratory haggis dinner.

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Asked whether it was better not to think about what is in haggis, he replied:

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And Scots can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that Edinburgh has no plans to outlaw haggis.

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