# haggis

/hˈæɡɪs/ (UK) · CEFR C2 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/haggis
Updated: 2026-10-14

## Definition

a traditional Scottish dish made from sheep's organs mixed with oats, onions and spices, cooked in a sheep's stomach. You usually eat it hot with potatoes and turnips.

For teachers: a traditional Scottish savoury pudding of minced sheep's offal mixed with oatmeal, suet, onion and spices, traditionally boiled in a sheep's stomach.

## Examples

- We eat haggis with potatoes on cold evenings.
- At the Scottish dinner, the chef served haggis with mashed turnips and potatoes.
- Though outsiders often hesitate at its ingredients, haggis remains a proud symbol of Scottish hospitality, served with ceremony and deep respect for tradition.

## Usage notes

- Plural is 'haggis' or 'haggises'; uncountable for the food as served, countable for a whole one.

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