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scotch noun
Meaning : A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally).
Synonyms : score
Meaning : Whiskey distilled in Scotland. Especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still.
Synonyms : malt whiskey, malt whisky, scotch malt whiskey, scotch malt whisky, scotch whiskey, scotch whisky
scotch adjective
Meaning : Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language.
Example :
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'.
Meaning : Avoiding waste.
Example :
An economical meal.
An economical shopper.
A frugal farmer.
A frugal lunch.
A sparing father and a spending son.
Sparing in their use of heat and light.
Stinting in bestowing gifts.
Thrifty because they remember the great Depression.
`scotch' is used only informally.
Synonyms : economical, frugal, sparing, stinting
Scotch meaning in Telugu.