"Cullen skink" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkʌlən ˈskɪŋk/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-Cullen skink.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɪŋk Etymology: From Cullen (“a village and former royal burgh in Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom”) + skink (“(originally) pottage or soup made from a boiled joint of beef; pottage or soup made from other ingredients”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|Cullen||a village and former royal burgh in Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom}} Cullen (“a village and former royal burgh in Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom”), {{m|en|skink||(originally) pottage or soup made from a boiled joint of beef; pottage or soup made from other ingredients}} skink (“(originally) pottage or soup made from a boiled joint of beef; pottage or soup made from other ingredients”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Cullen skink (uncountable)
  1. A thick soup made of smoked finnan haddock, milk, onions, and potatoes, a local speciality of Cullen in Moray, Scotland. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Soups Categories (place): Scotland Hypernyms: skink, soup Translations (thick soup made of smoked haddock, milk, onions, and potatoes): קאלן סקינק (Hebrew), brot Cuilinn [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)

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