Scotch
See also: scotch
English
editEtymology
editContraction of Scottish.
The chess opening is supposedly after its having been played in a correspondence game between Edinburgh, Scotland, and London, England.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /skɒt͡ʃ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /skɑt͡ʃ/
- Rhymes: -ɒtʃ
Proper noun
editScotch
- (dated) The Scots language.
- 1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 156:
- But Rob was just saying what a shame it was that folk should be shamed nowadays to speak Scotch – or they called it Scots if they did, the split-tongued sourocks!
- (dated) The Scottish dialect of English.
the Scotch
- (dated) The people of Scotland.
- The Scotch are a hardy bunch.
- (chess, informal) The opening
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
.- Karpov played the Scotch against Anand.
Usage notes
edit- Use of Scotch to refer to the people of Scotland is currently deprecated in British English; the preferred terms are Scottish or Scots.
- See Scottish § Usage notes for more help.
Synonyms
edit- (language): Scots, Scottish
- (people of Scotland): Scots, Scottish
- (chess opening): the Scotch Game (not informal)
Translations
editdialect
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people of Scotland
Noun
editScotch (countable and uncountable, plural Scotches)
- (uncountable) Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley.
- Paul has drunk a lot of Scotch.
- (countable) Any variety of Scotch.
- My favorite Scotches are Glenlivet and Laphroaig.
- (countable) A glass of Scotch.
- Gimme a Scotch.
Synonyms
edit- (whisky): malt, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch whisky
Derived terms
editTranslations
edituncountable: whisky made in Scotland
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glass of Scotch whisky
Adjective
editScotch (not comparable)
- (dated) Of or from Scotland; Scottish.
- 1801, William Hanna, Memoirs of the life and writings of Thomas Chalmers, page 422:
- Behind all his assumed unsocialism there lay a true warm heart; nor could anything be kindlier than the welcome which, whenever they did come to him, any of his Scotch relatives received.
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:
- our landlord informed us, with a sort of apologetic tone, that there was a Scotch gentleman to dine with us.
Usage notes
edit- The Scottish dislike the term Scotch and consider it offensive. The preferred adjectives are Scottish and Scots.
- The use of Scotch was more widespread formerly, but is now generally limited to a few specific cases: Scotch plaid, Scotch whisky, Scotch broth, etc.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- Scotch attorney
- Scotch Baptist
- Scotch barley
- Scotch blue
- Scotch broth
- Scotch cap
- Scotch coffee
- Scotch collops
- Scotch Corner
- Scotch crest
- Scotch dresser
- Scotch egg
- Scotch elm
- Scotch fillet
- Scotch fir
- Scotch Gaelic
- Scotch Game
- Scotch Irish
- Scotch-Irish
- Scotchka
- Scotch mist
- Scotch tape
- Scotch terrier
- Scotch thistle
- Scotch whisky
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