Scotch
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See also scotch
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Contraction of Scottish
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɒtʃ
[edit] Proper noun
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Scotch (countable and uncountable; plural Scotches)
- (as a plural noun) The people of Scotland (this usage is currently deprecated by the Scottish themselves).
- The Scottish dialect of English.
- (uncountable) Whisky made in Scotland
- (countable) Any variety of Scotch.
- (countable) A glass of Scotch.
[edit] Synonyms
- (people of Scotland): Scots, Scottish
- (Scottish dialect): Scots, Scots English, Scottish
- (whisk(e)y): malt, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky
[edit] Translations
people of Scotland
Scottish dialect
uncountable: whisk(e)y made in Scotland
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any variety of scotch
glass of scotch
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Scotch
- A brand of transparent adhesive tape manufactured by 3M.
[edit] Synonyms
- adhesive tape, Scotch tape, Sellotape (a different brand), sticky tape
[edit] Usage notes
- Scotch is a trademark of 3M (see [1]) and so should always be spelled with an initial capital.
[edit] Adjective
Scotch (not comparable)
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- Of or from Scotland.
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[edit] Usage notes
- The Scottish dislike the term Scotch and consider it offensive. The more appropriate adjectives are Scottish or Scots.
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from Scotch

