see|scotch
English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t�|-�t�

Proper noun
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1. (as a plural noun) The people of Scotland (less correct than Scots or Scottish).
2. The Scottish dialect of English.
3. uncountable Whisky made in Scotland
4. countable Any variety of Scotch.
5. countable A glass of Scotch.

Synonyms
(people of Scotland): Scots, Scottish
(Scottish dialect): Scots, Scots English, Scottish
(whisk(e)y): malt, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky

Translations
trans-top|people of Scotland
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trans-top|Scottish dialect
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trans-top|uncountable: whisk(e)y made in Scotland
French: scotch#French|scotch m
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trans-top|any variety of scotch
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trans-top|glass of scotch
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Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. A brand of transparent adhesive tape manufactured by 3M.

Synonyms
adhesive tape, Scotch tape, Sellotape (a different brand), sticky tape

Usage notes
Scotch is a trademark of 3M (see ¹) and so should always be spelled with an initial capital.

Adjective
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1. Of or from Scotland.

Synonyms
Scottish
Scots

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

Derived terms
rel-top|terms derived from Scotch
Scotch barley
Scotch broth
Scotch cap
Scotch egg
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Scotch fir
Scotch mist
Scotch tape
Scotch terrier
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fr:Scotch
ru:Scotch

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