Scotch
whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still • Syn: Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky • Hypernyms: whiskey, whisky • Hyponyms: Drambuie • Substance Holonyms: Rob Roy
of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language - Scots Gaelic - the Scots community in New York - 'Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in 'The Scottish Symphony' or 'Scottish authors' or 'Scottish mountains' - 'Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as 'Scotch broth' or 'Scotch whiskey' or 'Scotch plaid' • Syn: Scots, Scottish • Pertains to noun: Scotland, Scotland (for: Scottish), Scotland (for: Scots) • Derivationally related forms: Scottish (for: Scottish), Scots (for: Scots)
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