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Definition of Colcannon
1. Noun. A traditional Irish dish made from mashed potatoes and kale, with scallions, butter, salt and pepper added. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Colcannon
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Colcannon
Literary usage of Colcannon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. May Byron's Vegetable Book: Containing Over 750 Recipes for the Cooking and by May Clarissa Gillington Byron (1916)
"colcannon Boil separately an equal amount of potatoes and of fresh cabbage ;
about half the amount of onions. Mash all very finely, mix in a little butter ..."
2. Dialect Notes by American Dialect Society (1890)
"colcannon night: almost universal in St. Johns, Nfld., for Hallowe'en. [The name
is used by those who eat colcannon on that night. ..."
3. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"colcannon, sb. potatoes and ' curley kail' mashed together. A dish of colcannon
used to form part of the dinner on Hallow-eve, and usually contained a ring. ..."
4. Moral tales by Maria Edgeworth (1856)
"... energy of an enthusiast, and dined like a philosopher upon colcannon ; but
colcannon did * Mrs. Barbauld's Essay on the Inconsistency of Human Wishes. ..."
5. Dressed Vegetables à la Mode by De Salis (Harriet Anne) (1888)
"colcannon. Mix in about equal proportions some well- mashed potatoes and some young
... colcannon. (Another way.) Boil and mash greens, cabbage, carrots, ..."
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