Scots

[ skots ]

noun

1. Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland. Compare Scottish Gaelic.

adjective

1. Scottish ( def 1 ).

Scots

/ skɒts /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland, its people, their English dialects, or their Gaelic language

noun

1. any of the English dialects spoken or written in Scotland See also Lallans

Confusables Note

See Scotch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Scots¹

1325–75; syncopated form of Scottis, Middle English, variant (north) of Scottish