noun
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 notesIn 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."