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colcannon definition

col·can·non (kəl kan′ən, kôl′kan′-)

noun

an Irish dish made of potatoes and greens, esp. cabbage, boiled together and mashed

Etymology: Ir cāl ceannan < cāl, cabbage (< L caulis) + ceannan, white-headed < ceann, white

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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