Hogmanay

English

Etymology

From Scots Hogmanay, probably from Old French aguillanneuf (“last day of the year”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɒɡməˌneɪ/, /ˌhɒɡməˈneɪ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑɡməˌneɪ/, /ˌhɑɡməˈneɪ/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔɡməne/, /ˌhɔɡməˈne/, /ˈhʌɡməne/

Noun

Hogmanay (countable and uncountable, plural Hogmanays)

1. (Scotland) New Year's Eve.
   • 2020 January 5, Kevin McKenna, “Rebel alliance ready to put a halt to the ‘disneyfication’ of Edinburgh”, in The Observer‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Each year the Hogmanay celebration and the Christmas market on Princes Street Gardens that accompanies it, together with the ever-growing international festival and fringe, eats up more and more of our public spaces.

2. (Scotland) A celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.

Alternative forms

• Hogmoney

Anagrams

• mahogany

Scots

Etymology

Probably from Norman hoguinané, from Old French aguillanneuf (“last day of the year”).

Proper noun

Hogmanay

1. New Year's Eve.
2. A celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.