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• hag|gis — «HAG ihs», noun. a pudding eaten especially in Scotland, made from the heart, lungs, and liver of a sheep or calf, chopped up and mixed with suet, oatmeal, onions, and seasonings, and boiled in the stomach of the animal. ╂[perhaps < hag chop,… …   Useful english dictionary

• hag — hag·berry; hag·don; hag·ga·da; hag·ga·dist; hag·gis; hag·gish; hag·gler; hag·gy; hag·i·oc·ra·cy; hag·i·og·ra·pher; hag·i·o·graph·ic; hag·i·og·ra·phist; hag·i·og·rap·hy; hag·i·ol·a·ter; hag·i·ol·a·trous; hag·i·ol·a·try; hag·i·o·lith;… …   English syllables

• gis — ae·gis; as·trol·o·gis·tic; bib·li·op·e·gis·tic; bi·ol·o·gis·tic; di·a·lo·gis·tic; dys·lo·gis·tic; eu·lo·gis·tic; gis; GIs; gis·mon·dite; gy·gis; hag·gis; hal·o·ra·gis; kip·si·gis; lar·yn·gis·mus; lo·gis·ti·cian; lo·gis·tics; lon·gis·si·mus;… …   English syllables

• haggis — hag·gis …   English syllables

• haggis — hag•gis [[t]ˈhæg ɪs[/t]] n. coo scot. a traditional Scottish pudding made of the heart, liver, etc., of a sheep or calf, minced with suet and oatmeal, seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the animal • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME hageys <… …   From formal English to slang

• haggis — hag|gis [ˈhægıs] n [U and C] a food eaten in Scotland, made from the heart and other organs of a sheep, cut up and boiled in a skin made from the sheep s stomach …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Haggis — Hag|gis [ hægis] der; , <aus gleichbed. engl. haggis> in Schafsmagen gegarte Innereien des Schafs …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• Haggis — Hag|gis [ hɛgɪs ], der; , <schottisch englisch> (in Schafsmagen gegarte Innereien des Schafs) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

• haggess — Haggis Hag gis ( g[i^]s), n. [Scot. hag to hack, chop, E. hack. Formed, perhaps, in imitation of the F. hachis (E. hash), fr. hacher.] A Scotch pudding made of the heart, liver, lights, etc., of a sheep or lamb, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• haggies — Haggis Hag gis ( g[i^]s), n. [Scot. hag to hack, chop, E. hack. Formed, perhaps, in imitation of the F. hachis (E. hash), fr. hacher.] A Scotch pudding made of the heart, liver, lights, etc., of a sheep or lamb, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English