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haddie

HA-dee
noun
1
An informal, chiefly Scottish word for haddock, the North Atlantic food fish.
"She ordered smoked haddie and eggs for breakfast at the harbourside cafe."
"Finnan haddie is a traditional dish of cold-smoked haddock poached in milk."

How to Use Haddie

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAn old-fashioned or regional way of saying "haddock."

When to use it

Informal and regional (Scottish); most cooks and menus today just write "haddock," except in the set dish name "finnan haddie."

Word Forms

haddies plural

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Etymology

A Scots shortening of "haddock."

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