HOGMANAY


Meaning of HOGMANAY in English

n. Sc.

1. New Year's Eve.

2 a celebration on this day.

3 a gift of cake etc. demanded by children at hogmanay.

Etymology: 17th c.: perh. f. Norman F hoguinan{eacute} f. OF aguillanneuf (also new year's gift)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.