haggis

[ hag-is ]

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noun

Chiefly Scot.

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

/ ˈ��æɡɪ�� /

noun

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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Word 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of haggis¹

C15: perhaps from haggen to hack ¹

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Yes, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Arnold Palmer tucked in a bib and tucked into the haggis, accompanied by neeps and tatties, cute Scottish names for turnips and potatoes, mashed and buttered.

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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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hagged haggle

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