BUTTERSCOTCH

butterscotch

(noun) a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

butterscotch (usually uncountable, plural butterscotches)

A hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.

A sauce or syrup made of similar ingredients.

A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.

Adjective

butterscotch (not comparable)

Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.

Having the flavour of butterscotch.

Source: Wiktionary


But"ter-scotch`, n.

Definition: A kind of candy, mainly composed of sugar and butter. [Colloq.] Dickens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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