butterscotch

[ buht-er-skoch ]

noun

1. a flavor produced in puddings, frostings, ice cream, etc., by combining brown sugar, vanilla extract, and butter with other ingredients.
2. a hard, brittle taffy made with butter, brown sugar, etc.
3. a golden brown color.

adjective

1. having the flavor of butterscotch.

butterscotch

/ ˈbʌtəˌskɒtʃ /

noun

1. a kind of hard brittle toffee made with butter, brown sugar, etc
2. 1. a flavouring made from these ingredients
   2. ( as modifier )

      butterscotch icing

Word History and Origins

Origin of butterscotch¹

First recorded in 1850–55; earlier also butterscot; the 2nd element of the compound is unexplained

Word History and Origins

Origin of butterscotch¹

C19: perhaps first made in Scotland, or perhaps from scotch ¹(sense 3), 'to cut or score', because it was originally cut with a knife into small pieces

Example Sentences

The concoction, dubbed Scotchy Scotch Scotch, consists of a butterscotch ice cream with butterscotch swirls.

From The Daily Beast

There were rich shades of butterscotch and bold hues of purple.

From The Daily Beast

Chocolate chips or butterscotch chips, walnuts or pecans, coffee or peanut butter or dried fruit…yes, the list goes on and on.

From The Daily Beast

Even Doncaster butterscotch is more familiar than Doncaster piety, but the Church is particularly active here, nevertheless.

From Project Gutenberg

Doncaster, out of the season, is a singularly quiet and inoffensive town, and looks as innocent as its native butterscotch.

From Project Gutenberg

But he wrote other poetry—poetry which everybody knows—poetry as familiar in every child's mouth as butterscotch.

From Project Gutenberg

The cream pies were on a stick, and coated with chocolate, butterscotch, and vanilla with coconut.

From Project Gutenberg

"I'm no saying Jacinta's no fascinating, an' I've seen ye looking at her like a laddie eyeing a butterscotch," he said.

From Project Gutenberg