haggis

noun
/ˈhæɡɪs/UK/ˈhæɡɪs/US/ˈhaɡɪs//ˈhɑːdʒis/UK/ˈhɑd͡ʒis/US

Etymology

From Late Middle English hagis (“haggis”), from hag, haggen (“to chop, cut, hack; to cut into”) (from Old Norse hǫggva (“to hew”)), or from hakken (“to chop, hack; to dice, mince”) (from Old English hēawan (“to chop, hew; to dice, mince”)), both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (“to hew; to beat, strike; to forge”).

  1. derived from *kewh₂-
  2. inherited from hēawan
  3. derived from hǫggva
  4. inherited from hagis

Definitions

  1. A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc.,…

    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.

    • HAGGESS, haggas, or haggis, ſort d'appret fait avec des herbes, du larde caupé menu, des épices, des œufs, & du fromage, le tout mis enſemble & bouilli dans une panſe de brebis.
    • I congratulate the Caledonians on the acquiſition of this new Saint, but wonder if the German crows were ſo civil to refrain from ſo ſavoury a Scotch haggiſs.
  2. plural of haggi (“one who has participated in a hajj”) (alternative spelling of hajjis).

  3. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA