Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cock-a-leekie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: cock--a-leekie
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Scottish chicken soup boiled with leeks.

Etymology

Alteration of the diminutives cockie (from cock) + leekie (from leek)

Inflected Forms

cock-a-leekies (plural) cockaleekie (alternative) cockyleekie (alternative) cockyleeky (alternative)

Synonyms

cocky-leeky

Questions

What does cock-a-leekie mean?: A Scottish chicken soup boiled with leeks.
Where does cock-a-leekie come from?: Alteration of the diminutives cockie (from cock) + leekie (from leek)

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