Écossais — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Scot noun A person from Scotland.
- scotch noun Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley.
- Scots noun A Germanic language closely related to English, traditionally spoken in Lowland Scotland.
- Scotsman noun A man from Scotland.
- Scottish adj Relating to Scotland, its people, or its culture.
Senses
Écossais is used for these senses in English:
- Scot A person born in or native to Scotland.
- Scotch (dated) The people of Scotland.
- Scots Scottish.
- Scots A Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in the northeastern and southern regions of the country.
- Scotsman A man from Scotland; a Scot.
- Scottish Of a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland.
- Scottish (collective, with definite article, i. e. the Scottish) the people of Scotland.
Scot — full definition
- noun A person from Scotland.
- noun Historical: a local tax once paid to a lord or, later, a sheriff.
scotch — full definition
- noun Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley.
- verb To put an end to something, such as a plan or rumor, before it can succeed.
- noun A wedge or block placed against a wheel to stop it rolling.