scots
Glasgow folk, say
Scots refers to the Germanic language or dialect spoken in lowland Scotland, distinct from both English and Scottish Gaelic: Scots has its own literary tradition dating back centuries.
The word also describes things relating to Scotland or its people, though Scottish is more common in that sense.
As a plural noun, Scots means Scottish people collectively: The Scots have a reputation for thriftiness. (Capitalized Scots is standard; lowercase scots is rare.)
Patterned clan fabric
- bagpipesDroning wind instrument
- kiltWrapped Highland garment
- thistleSpiny flowering weed
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
ceilidh · Hogmanay · Burns Night · Highland Games · sporran · haggis · heather · caber
Accent or sturdy shoe
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- liltRhythmic speech quality
- dialectRegional language variety
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
Named elevated regions
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
- GlasgowScotland's most populous city
- Loch NessScottish lake, alleged monster
- glenNarrow wooded valley
loch · Hebrides · Orkney · Shetland · Skye · Firth · moor · crag
Related family groups
- PictsEarly Scottish tribal people
- CeltsAncient Indo-European tribal group
- JacobitesExiled royal line supporters
- Robert the BruceScottish independence leader
Bonnie Prince Charlie · William Wallace · Culloden · Bannockburn · Braveheart · Stuart · Stone of Scone · chieftain
tartan
Patterned clan fabric
clan · ceilidh · Hogmanay · Burns Night · Highland Games · sporran · haggis · heather · caber · brooch
brogue
Accent or sturdy shoe
vernacular · patter · slang · accent · aye · wee · loch · braw · ken · laddie
Highlands
Named elevated regions
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
- GlasgowScotland's most populous city
- Loch NessScottish lake, alleged monster
glen · loch · Hebrides · Orkney · Shetland · Skye · Firth · moor · crag · ben
clans
Related family groups
- PictsEarly Scottish tribal people
- CeltsAncient Indo-European tribal group
- JacobitesExiled royal line supporters
Robert the Bruce · Bonnie Prince Charlie · William Wallace · Culloden · Bannockburn · Braveheart · Stuart · Stone of Scone · chieftain
distillery
Alcohol manufacturing plant
- single-maltUnblended Scottish whisky
- peatWaterlogged decomposed vegetation
- barleyGrain for malt
cask · dram · Glenlivet · Macallan · blended · aging · neat · tasting · Johnnie Walker · mash
- Ways of Speakingaccent, slang, vernacular, dialect, twang
scotsEnglish
Britain's native tongue
Welsh · Irish · British · Cornish · Anglo-Saxon
- Scottish ancestryDescent from Scotland
- Scotland YardLondon police headquarters
- Mary Queen of Scots
- Scottish HighlandsMountainous northern Britain
- Scottish clanAncestral kinship group
- Scottish surnameHighland family designation