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Definition of cock-a-leekie noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cock-a-leekie

noun

/ˌkɒk ə ˈliːki/

/ˌkɑːk ə ˈliːki/

(also cock-a-leekie soup)

[uncountable]

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a type of Scottish soup, made with chicken and leeks (= long vegetables that taste like onions)
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from cock and leek.

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