Hogmanay is New Year's Eve in Scotland and the celebrations that take place there at thattime.
Hogmanay in British English
(ˌhɒɡməˈneɪ)
noun
(sometimes not capital)
a.
New Year's Eve in Scotland
b.
(as modifier)
a Hogmanay party
See also first-foot
Word origin
C17: Scottish and Northern English, perhaps from Norman French hoguinane, from Old French aguillanneuf the last day of the year; also, a New Year's eve gift
hogmanay in American English
(ˈhɑgməˈneɪ)
noun
Scottish
New Year's Eve, when young people go about singing and seeking gifts
Word origin
Anglo-Norm hoguinané, corrupted < OFr aguillanneuf, last day of the year < aguille, needle, point (< LL acula, dim. of L acus: see acerose1) + neuf, new (< L novus, new)
Examples of 'Hogmanay' in a sentence
Hogmanay
They're going to her parents in Stevenage tomorrow and then to Scotland for Hogmanay.
Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)
Chinese translation of 'Hogmanay'
Hogmanay
(hɔɡməˈneɪ)
n(u)
新年前夜 (Xīnnián Qiányè)
New Year's Eve （新年前夜）是即将过去的一年的最后一天，在苏格兰被称为 Hogmanay。在苏格兰，除夕的庆典尤为重要。全家和朋友们汇聚一堂，一起聆听午夜的钟声，然后争当 first-foot （第一个拜年的人）。在拜访友人和邻居时，人们会随身带上酒（一般是威士忌），还有一块煤，据说这样能为来年带来好运气。