Hogmanay
/ˈhɒɡməˌneɪ/US/ˈhɑɡməˌneɪ/
Hogmanay noun: new Year's Eve.
Noun
Hogmanay (countable and uncountable, plural Hogmanays)
- New Year's Eve.
- Each year the Hogmanay celebration and the Christmas market on Princes Street Gardens that accompanies it, together with the ever-growing international festival and fringe, eats up more and more of our public spaces.2020 January 5, Kevin McKenna, “Rebel alliance ready to put a halt to the ‘disneyfication’ of Edinburgh”, in The Observer, →ISSN
- A celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.
Forms of Hogmanay
| plural | Hogmanays |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Hogmoney |
Origin of Hogmanay
From Scots Hogmanay, probably from Old French aguillanneuf (“last day of the year”).
Questions about Hogmanay
- What does Hogmanay mean?
- Hogmanay means new Year's Eve.
- What part of speech is Hogmanay?
- Hogmanay is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Hogmanay?
- Hogmanay is pronounced /ˈhɒɡməˌneɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Hogmanay?
- The plural of Hogmanay is Hogmanays.
Words near Hogmanay in the dictionary
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