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smoked haddock

smoked haddock

3.6
A white sea fish smoked to add flavour, usually cooked and eaten with butter
  • noun
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  • You can poach smoked haddock in milk for a classic British dish.
  • smoked haddock cake

Examples

  • The recipe calls for smoked haddock, potatoes, and cream to make a traditional chowder.

  • I love smoked haddock for breakfast.

  • For breakfast, she enjoyed a serving of smoked haddock with scrambled eggs.

  • The chef prepared a dish with smoked haddock and eggs.

  • For dinner, I prepared a delicious dish of smoked haddock with creamy butter sauce.

  • She enjoyed a traditional breakfast that featured smoked haddock alongside scrambled eggs.

  • The chef recommended the smoked haddock salad as a flavorful starter.

Synonyms

haddie
vssmoked haddock
  • UK
9.1

Smoked haddock often eaten as food in Scotland

is a preserved and flavoured smoked fish often served cooked with butter
finnan haddie
vssmoked haddock
  • UK
9.9

A smoked haddock, a white fish often baked or broiled with butter

is a preserved and flavoured smoked fish often served cooked with butter
finnan haddock
vssmoked haddock
  • UK
7.7

A smoked haddock from Scotland often baked or grilled with butter

is a preserved and flavoured smoked fish often served cooked with butter
finnan
vssmoked haddock
  • UK
9.9

A smoked haddock often baked or broiled with butter

is a preserved and flavoured smoked fish often served cooked with butter

Surface Forms

smoked haddock singular
smoked haddocks plural

Morphology

smoked + haddock

This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'smoked' (preserved/flavoured by smoke) modifies 'haddock' (a fish), so the meaning 'haddock that has been smoked' is directly derivable from the constituents. Participial adjective + noun combinations are common and follow regular composition patterns across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the phrase.

Etymology

Smoked haddock comes from the old way of keeping fish fresh: fishermen would hang the white fish called haddock over wood smoke so it would last longer and taste smoky. So 'smoked haddock' means haddock that has been smoked and 'preserved and flavoured by smoking', and is used in cooked dishes.