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Definition of colcannon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

colcannon

noun
 
/kɒlˈkænən/
 
/kɑːlˈkænən/
[uncountable]
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  1. an Irish or Scottish dish made from potatoes and cabbage
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from cole, a type of plant, for example cabbage; the origin of the second element cannon is uncertain but it is said that cannonballs were used to mash such vegetables as spinach.
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