haggis
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- noun
- /ˈhæɡɪs/
- At the festival, I finally got to taste traditional haggis served with neeps and tatties.
- Scottish haggis
- eating haggis
- haggis hurling
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Watch on YouTubeAnd the only thing that was missing for me during this period of time would have been a wee bit of haggis.
- And the only thing that was missing for me during this period of time would have been a wee bit of haggis.
- They're they're having their they're having their cabbage Stew with haggis.
Examples
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I don't think I can come on a Scottish train from Edinburgh and not have haggis, neeps and tatties, especially after it was recommended.
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My favorite dish is haggis.
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The haggis is fresh from Scotland, sir.
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The doctor warned me not to eat haggis for breakfast.
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Next time you are in Scotland, do try the haggis!
Blog text (23) -
Will ye be wanting some haggis bites?
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I've never been able to find haggis anywhere, except at my parents' house.
Fiction book (1993) -
I might have to spend my life in a kilt, eating haggis and listening to the bagpipes.
Blog text (8) -
Do I smell haggis?
Fiction book (1993) -
Do you have haggis?
Fiction book (1993)
Surface Forms
Etymology
Haggis probably comes from an old word meaning 'to chop', similar to the English word hack. That's a helpful memory because haggis is a traditional Scottish dish made from chopped animal parts mixed with oatmeal and boiled in the animal's stomach.