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masculine

/skɔtʃ/

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Translation

sticky tape; Scotch whisky

Word origin

From English 'Scotch'. The tape sense comes from the Scotch Tape trade name, which French took as the ordinary word for sticky tape.

Origin: English
Root: Scotch
English cognates: Scotch, Scottish

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralscotchs

Examples

He taped the box shut.

She drinks a Scotch before dinner.

- , .

Pass me the tape, the page is coming unstuck.

The tape will not hold on the wet wall.

l'addition, ' .

Two Scotches and the bill, please.

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This word is part of lesson 60.