Scotch

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Usage notes 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Synonyms 1.5.2 Usage notes 1.6 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Contraction of Scottish

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒtʃ

[edit] Proper noun

Scotch (countable and uncountable; plural Scotches)

1. (as a plural noun) The people of Scotland (this usage is currently deprecated by the Scottish themselves).
2. The Scottish dialect of English.
3. (uncountable) Whisky made in Scotland
4. (countable) Any variety of Scotch.
5. (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

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Scotch

Plural -

Scotch

1. 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)

1. Of or from Scotland.

[edit] Synonyms

• Scottish
• Scots

[edit] Usage notes

• The Scottish dislike the term Scotch and consider it offensive. The more appropriate adjectives are Scottish or Scots.

[edit] Derived terms