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- [hag-is]
- /ˈhæg ɪs/
- /ˈhæɡ.ɪs/
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- [hag-is]
- /ˈhæg ɪs/
Definitions of haggis word
- noun haggis 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. 1
- noun haggis A Scottish dish consisting of a sheep‘s or calf’s offal mixed with suet, oatmeal, and seasoning and boiled in a bag, traditionally one made from the animal's stomach. 1
- noun haggis Scottish dish: sheep's offal and oatmeal 1
- variable noun haggis A haggis is a large sausage, usually shaped like a ball, which is made from minced sheep's meat contained inside the skin from a sheep's stomach. Haggis is traditionally made and eaten in Scotland. 0
- noun haggis 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 0
- noun haggis a Scottish dish made of the lungs, heart, etc. of a sheep or calf, mixed with suet, seasoning, and oatmeal and boiled in the animal's stomach 0
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Origin of haggis
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
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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Parts of speech for Haggis
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haggis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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