butterscotch
Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candyOf a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
» Tom likes butterscotch.
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2 senses(not comparable)Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
(not comparable)Having the flavour of butterscotch.
Examples
2 sentencesTom likes butterscotch.
I love butterscotch candy!
Origin
From butter + scotch, with the second element deriving (not from scotch whiskey or ScotlanFrom butter + scotch, with the second element deriving (not from scotch whiskey or Scotland, but) from Middle English scocchen (“to score, nick, cut”), in reference to how the candy is boiled and hardened and then usually scored to make breaking it apart easier. The word is usually said to have originally been a trademark of Parkinson's, who is claimed to have invented it.
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See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.