haggis

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhæɡɪs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhæɡɪs/ Hyphenation: hag‧gis ==== 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. ===== Alternative forms ===== haggess, haggies, haggiss (obsolete) ===== Derived terms ===== Haggis McBaggis wild haggis ===== Descendants ===== → Irish: hagaois → Scottish Gaelic: taigeis ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== haggis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === From haggi +‎ -s. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːdʒis/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑd͡ʒis/ Hyphenation: hag‧gis ==== Noun ==== haggis plural of haggi (“one who has participated in a hajj”) (alternative spelling of hajjis). == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English haggis. === Pronunciation === (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈɦɛ.ɡɪs/ Hyphenation: hag‧gis === Noun === haggis m (uncountable, no diminutive) haggis === See also === schapenmaag == Finnish == === Etymology === From English haggis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑɡːis/, [ˈhɑ̝ɡːis̠] Rhymes: -ɑɡːis Syllabification(key): hag‧gis Hyphenation(key): hag‧gis === Noun === haggis haggis ==== Declension ==== == French == === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.ɡis/ === Noun === haggis m (invariable) haggis == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English haggis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxaɡ.ɡis/ Rhymes: -aɡɡis Syllabification: hag‧gis === Noun === haggis m inan haggis ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === haggis in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Noun === haggis m (uncountable) haggis (Scottish dish made of minced offal and oatmeal)