butterscotch
[ buht-er-skoch ]
/ ˈbʌt ərˌskɒtʃ /
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.
Origin of butterscotch
First recorded in 1850–55; earlier also
butterscot; the 2nd element of the compound is unexplained
Words nearby butterscotch
buttermilk sky,
butternut,
butternut pumpkin,
butternut squash,
butterpaste,
butterscotch,
butterweed,
butterwort,
butterworth,
buttery,
butthead
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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