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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
butterscotch en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈbʌtɚˌskɑt͡ʃ/ (General-American)
- /ˈbʌtəˌskɒtʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From butter + scotch, with the second element deriving (not from scotch whiskey or Scotland, but) from Middle English scocchen (“to score, nick, cut”), in reference to how the candy is boiled and hardened and then usually scored to make breaking it apart easier. The word is usually said to have originally been a trademark of Parkinson's, who is claimed to have invented it.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
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(not-comparable) Having the flavour of butterscotch.
Translations (4)
fi toffeenvärinen (of a light brown colour) · cmn 奶油糖色的 (of a light brown colour) · fi toffeenmakuinen (having the flavour of butterscotch) · cmn 奶油糖味的 (having the flavour of butterscotch)
butterscotch en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbʌtɚˌskɑt͡ʃ/ (General-American)
- /ˈbʌtəˌskɒtʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From butter + scotch, with the second element deriving (not from scotch whiskey or Scotland, but) from Middle English scocchen (“to score, nick, cut”), in reference to how the candy is boiled and hardened and then usually scored to make breaking it apart easier. The word is usually said to have originally been a trademark of Parkinson's, who is claimed to have invented it.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.
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(uncountable, usually) A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.
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(uncountable, usually) A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
Forms
Deriveds
butterscotchlike · butterscotchy · butterscotched
Translations (17)
fr caramel (sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients) · ru ири́ска (hard candy) · ru ири́с (hard candy) · fr caramel au beurre (hard candy) · fi toffeekastike (sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients) · de Buttertoffee (hard candy) · th บัตเตอร์สกอตช์ (sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients) · no fløtekaramell (hard candy) · fi kova toffee (hard candy) · pl karmelek (hard candy) · cmn 奶油糖果 (hard candy) · cmn 奶油糖漿 /奶油糖浆 (sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients) · cy cyflaith menyn (hard candy) · th บัตเตอร์สกอตช์ (hard candy) · pt caramelo (hard candy) · yi איריסקע (hard candy) · fi voikola (hard candy)