butterscotch

English

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.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbʌtɚˌskɑt͡ʃ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbʌtəˌskɒtʃ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: but‧ter‧scotch

Noun

butterscotch (usually uncountable, plural butterscotches)

1. A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.
2. A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.
3. A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.

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Derived terms

• butterscotched
• butterscotchlike
• butterscotchy

 

Translations

hard candy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奶油糖果 (nǎiyóu tángguǒ)

• Finnish: voikola, kova toffee
• French: caramel au beurre m
• Polish: karmelek (pl) m
• Portuguese: caramelo (pt) m
• Russian: ири́с (ru) m (irís), ири́ска (ru) f (iríska)
• Thai: บัตเตอร์สกอตช์ (bàt-dtə̂ə-sà-gɔ́t)
• Welsh: cyflaith menyn m
• Yiddish: איריסקע (iriske)

sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奶油糖漿／奶油糖浆 (nǎiyóu tángjiāng)

• Finnish: toffeekastike
• French: caramel (fr)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Thai: บัตเตอร์สกอตช์ (bàt-dtə̂ə-sà-gɔ́t)

Adjective

butterscotch (not comparable)

1. Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
2. Having the flavour of butterscotch.

Translations

of a light brown colour

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: toffeenvärinen
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

having the flavour of butterscotch

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: toffeenmakuinen
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

• Appendix:Colors