butterscotch
[ buht-er-skoch ]
/ ˈbʌt ərˌskɒtʃ /
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noun
a flavor produced in puddings, frostings, ice cream, etc., by combining brown sugar, vanilla extract, and butter with other ingredients.
a hard, brittle taffy made with butter, brown sugar, etc.
a golden brown color.
adjective
having the flavor of butterscotch.
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Origin of butterscotch
First recorded in 1850–55; earlier also butterscot; the 2nd element of the compound is unexplained
Words nearby butterscotch
butternut, butternut pumpkin, butternut squash, butterpaste, butter sauce, butterscotch, butter someone up, butter spreader, butter tart, butter tree, butter up
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British Dictionary definitions for butterscotch
butterscotch
/ (ˈbʌtəˌskɒtʃ) /
noun
a kind of hard brittle toffee made with butter, brown sugar, etc
- a flavouring made from these ingredients
- (as modifier)butterscotch icing
Word Origin for butterscotch
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
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