colcannon

noun

col·​can·​non käl-ˈka-nən How to pronounce colcannon (audio)
: potatoes and cabbage boiled and mashed together with butter and seasoning

Examples of colcannon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The holiday is an opportunity to discover traditional dishes like colcannon and boxty. Liam Stack, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024 Turnip Colcannon This lighter twist on colcannon features turnips rather than potatoes. Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024 The British chef, 63, was explaining the steps on how to make brown butter colcannon when the interesting pronunciation slipped from her mouth. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023 Eating colcannon on Halloween, however, is traditional. Melissa Clark, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023 Menu: soda bread with Irish whiskey butter and fried cabbage and rashers; pork bangers and Irish colcannon with red onion gravy and blarney stones and Irish bananas. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2022 Goshen’s farm-to-table favorite will feature corned beef made in-house, served with traditional Irish colcannon for St. Patrick’s Day. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2022 Come Halloween, per Irish custom, the restaurant will slip wrapped coins into its colcannon. Washington Post, 21 May 2021 Guests can choose corned beef and cabbage, fish cakes with colcannon or vegetarian shepherd’s pie for their entrée and Irish apple cake or a Guinness chocolate cupcake for dessert. Carol Kovach, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2021

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Word History

Etymology

Irish cál ceannan, literally, white-speckled cabbage

First Known Use

circa 1785, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of colcannon was circa 1785

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Cite this Entry

“Colcannon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colcannon. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.

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