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finnan haddie

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Cold-smoked haddock, representative of a regional method of smoking with green wood and peat in north-east Scotland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: finnan haddock, finnan, smoked haddock

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: haddock

History

Etymology

Perhaps from the hamlet of Findon, Aberdeenshire, or the village of Findhorn at the mouth of the River Findhorn in Moray.