HAGGIS

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


Etymology 1

Noun

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

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



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