Spice bag, blaa and 'acting the maggot': Irish words added to Oxford English Dictionary

Spice bag, blaa and 'acting the maggot': Irish words added to Oxford English Dictionary

A 'blaa', the OED says, is a 'soft white bread roll dusted with flour, particularly associated with Waterford, Ireland.'

'Spice bag', 'blaa' and 'morto' are among the uniquely Irish words that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). 

The OED publishes monthly updates on phrases and saying that are added to the dictionary, with 600 new additions for March.

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