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单词 butterscotch
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
but•ter•scotch /ˈbʌtɚˌskɑtʃ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Fooda hard, brittle substance or candy made with butter, brown sugar, etc.
  2. Foodthe flavor of this candy, used in puddings, pastries, etc.
  3. a golden brown color.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
but•ter•scotch  (butər skoch′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fooda flavor produced in puddings, frostings, ice cream, etc., by combining brown sugar, vanilla extract, and butter with other ingredients.
  2. Fooda hard, brittle taffy made with butter, brown sugar, etc.
  3. a golden brown color.

adj. 
  1. Foodhaving the flavor of butterscotch.
  • 1850–55; earlier also butterscot; the 2d element of the compound is unexplained

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
butterscotch /ˈbʌtəˌskɒtʃ/ n
  1. a kind of hard brittle toffee made with butter, brown sugar, etc
  2. a flavouring made from these ingredients
  3. (as modifier): butterscotch icing
Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps first made in Scotland, or perhaps from scotch1 (sense 3), 'to cut or score', because it was originally cut with a knife into small pieces
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