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finnan haddie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
finnan had-die
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cold-smoked haddock, representative of a regional method of smoking with green wood and peat in north-east Scotland.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Perhaps from the hamlet of Findon, Aberdeenshire, or the village of Findhorn at the mouth of the River Findhorn in Moray.

Usage

Inflected Forms

finnan haddies (plural) finnie haddie (alternative)

Synonyms

finnan haddock finnan smoked haddock

Questions

What does finnan haddie mean?
Cold-smoked haddock, representative of a regional method of smoking with green wood and peat in north-east Scotland.
Where does finnan haddie come from?
Perhaps from the hamlet of Findon, Aberdeenshire, or the village of Findhorn at the mouth of the River Findhorn in Moray.

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