Scots meaning

Scots as an adjective

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
   • Scots Gaelic
   • the Scots community in New York
   • `Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'
   • `Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'

   Synonyms: Scottish, Scotch

   Related forms: Scotland

Scots as a noun

1. the dialect of English used in Scotland

   Synonyms: Scottish, Scots English

   Type of: English

   Kinds: Lallans

Scots in a sentence

• I don't think such a thing exists in Scots or Scottish English.
• He wrote his diary in broad Scots.
• A butter churn is just one type of wooden tub which the Scots refer to as a sae.
• Do the Scots have their own language?
• Many Scottish people still use Scots spelling when writing something informal or for humorous purposes.

How to pronounce Scots

Scots is pronounced /skɒts/ in British English and /skɑts/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.