drisheen
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[edit] Etymology
From the Irish word drisín / drúishin.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (Irish) IPA: /drɪʃiːɲ/
[edit] Noun
drisheen (plural drisheens)
- (Ireland) A type of Irish sausage made from pigs' blood, suet, and salt; an Irish version of black pudding.
- 1916: James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Macmillan Press Ltd, paperback, 86
- Mr Dedalus ordered drisheens for breakfast and during the meal he crossexamined the waiter for local news.
- 1916: James Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Macmillan Press Ltd, paperback, 86
