finnan haddie

noun

Cold-smoked haddock, representative of a regional method of smoking with green wood and peat in north-east Scotland.

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Meanings

nounfinnan haddie (countable and uncountable, plural finnan haddies)

plural finnan haddies · alternative finnie haddie

  1. countableuncountableCold-smoked haddock, representative of a regional method of smoking with green wood and peat in north-east Scotland.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhaddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter

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finnan haddockfinnansmoked haddock
Broader
haddock
Also see
finnanfinnan haddock

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Perhaps from the hamlet of Findon, Aberdeenshire, or the village of Findhorn at the mouth of the River Findhorn in Moray.

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APA

finnan haddie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finnan%20haddie

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“finnan haddie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finnan%20haddie. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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