maconochie
UK/məˈkɒnəki/
maconochie is the alternative form of Maconochie.
Noun capitalized: Maconochie
Maconochie (uncountable)
- A tinned stew of sliced turnips, carrots, and potatoes in a thin broth, a widely-used food ration for British soldiers in front-line trenches during World War I.
- Dottrell said the toasted cheese wasn't too bad, and ‘There's worse things in the world than half-warmed Maconochie,’ he remarked.1928, Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Penguin, published 2013, page 262
- The troops seemed to like the Maconochie best, but the Germans favored the British corned beef, seldom returning from a raid on the British lines without taking back as much as they could carry.1975, Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory, OUP, published 2013, page 53
Origin of maconochie
After the Maconochie company in Aberdeen that produced it.
Questions about maconochie
- What does maconochie mean?
- Maconochie means a tinned stew of sliced turnips, carrots, and potatoes in a thin broth, a widely-used food ration for British soldiers in front-line trenches during World War I.
- What is maconochie the alternative form of?
- Maconochie is the alternative form of Maconochie.
- What part of speech is maconochie?
- Maconochie is a noun.
- How do you pronounce maconochie?
- Maconochie is pronounced /məˈkɒnəki/ (UK).
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