Cock-a-leekie Definition
käkəlēkē
noun
A soup made by boiling chicken with leeks.
Webster's New World
Alternative form of cock-a-leekie.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- cocky-leeky
Origin of Cock-a-leekie
Alteration of cockie diminutive of cock leekie diminutive of leek
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
alteration of the diminutives cockie (from cock) + leekie (from leek)
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