Haggis
(noun)
- A traditional Scottish dish made from the heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep or cow mixed with onions, oatmeal, and spices, traditionally served in the animal's stomach.
- A savory pudding containing sheep"s heart, liver and lungs, minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and traditionally boiled in the animal"s stomach for several hours.
Origin:
From the scottish and northern english haggeis, from hag "hack" + geese "goose", originally meaning a dish made of a sheep"s or calf"s offal mixed with suet and oats, encased in the stomach lining of the animal.
Examples:
- He ordered haggis as his main course at the Scottish restaurant.
- Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish made from sheep's organs, oats, and spices.
- Haggis is considered a national dish of Scotland and is often served on Burns Night, a celebration of the poet Robert Burns.
- Haggis is typically served with neeps and tatties which are mashed turnips and potatoes.
- Haggis is also sometimes made with beef or venison instead of sheep.