finnan haddie
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fin·nan had·die

noun \ˌfi-nən-ˈha-dē\

Definition of FINNAN HADDIE

: smoked haddock —called also finnan haddock

Origin of FINNAN HADDIE

alteration of findon haddock, from Findon, village in Scotland
First Known Use: 1848

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