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colcannon

colcannon noun: a traditional Irish dish made from mashed potatoes and cabbage or kale, with scallions, butter, salt and pepper added.

Noun

colcannon (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Irish dish made from mashed potatoes and cabbage or kale, with scallions, butter, salt and pepper added.

Forms of colcannon

alternative formcolecannon

Origin of colcannon

From Irish cál ceannann (literally “white-faced cabbage”).

Questions about colcannon

What does colcannon mean?
Colcannon means a traditional Irish dish made from mashed potatoes and cabbage or kale, with scallions, butter, salt and pepper added.
What part of speech is colcannon?
Colcannon is a noun.

Words near colcannon in the dictionary

  1. Colby
  2. Colby cheese
  3. Colby cheeses
  4. Colby-Jack
  5. Colbys
  6. colcannon
  7. Colceag
  8. colcemid
  9. colcemide
  10. Colcestrian
  11. Colcestrians

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