haggis
(noun) made of sheep’s or calf’s viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal’s stomach
Source: WordNet® 3.1
haggis (countable and uncountable, plural haggises)
A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc, originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky.
haggis
plural of haggi (“one who has participated in a hajj”) (alternative spelling of hajjis).
Source: Wiktionary
Hag"gis, n. Etym: [Scot. hag to hack, chop, E. hack. Formed, perhaps, in imitation of the F. hachis (E. hash), fr. hacher.]
Definition: A Scotch pudding made of the heart, liver, lights, etc., of a sheep or lamb, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, etc., highly seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the same animal; minced head and pluck. [Written also haggiss, haggess, and haggies.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
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