COLCANNON


Meaning of COLCANNON in English

/keuhl kan"euhn, kawl"kan-/ , n.

an Irish dish made of cabbage, kale, or other greens, and potatoes boiled and mashed together.

[ 1765-75; cál ceannann, equiv. to cál ( caulis cabbage) + ceann head + -ann, weak var. of fionn white ]

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