noun
Meaning 1
New Year's Eve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Hogmanay
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɒɡməˌneɪ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhɒɡməˈneɪ/
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General-American: /ˈhɑɡməˌneɪ/
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General-American: /ˌhɑɡməˈneɪ/
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Scotland: /ˈhɔɡməne/
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Scotland: /ˌhɔɡməˈne/
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Scotland: /ˈhʌɡməne/
noun
Meaning 2
A celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
New Year's Eve in Scotland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: New Year's Eve, December 31
History
Etymology
From Scots Hogmanay, probably from Old French aguillanneuf (“last day of the year”).