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tattie

British  
/ ˈtætɪ /

noun

  1. a Scot or dialect word for potato

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Those issues were brought up as McGinn waited for his full Scottish breakfast - with an "extra tattie scone" - being cooked up in his local Clydebank cafe.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Scotland has its own variation of potato bread known as the tattie scone, which is served with a traditional fry-up.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2018

The humble Scottish piece – or sandwich – has many fans, who will also gladly express their appreciation for a traditional filling of Lorne sausage or tattie scones.

From The Guardian • Nov. 12, 2015

They pluck and saw their instruments in the centre of a square of stalls selling selling chutneys and organic highland beef and the world's original tattie scone wrap.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2015

Meg had tell'd him Sandy was a tattie merchant, an' he'd been thinkin' Sandy had a big wey o' doin', an' sell'd tatties in shiploads an' so on.

From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.

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