Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A syrup, sauce, candy, or flavoring made by melting butter and brown sugar together.
- noun A golden or tawny brown.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A hard candy made from
butter ,brown sugar ,syrup andvanilla - noun A light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
- adjective Of a light brown colour, like that of butterscotch candy.
- adjective Having the flavour of butterscotch.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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What's good: Steak, beef & mushroom ragout, flambe prawn pasta, lamb shank, ginger pudding with brandied candy topping & ice-cream in butterscotch sauce, pear & almond pie, most of their sweets actually.
Still on Holiday 2006
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But it ain’t a butterscotch surprise cake without the butterscotch, is it?
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I saw the word butterscotch in the DB forum and just HAD to click * drool*.
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#47/December 2, 2009/4: 18 min. Jay Goldman, also known as his butterscotch alter-ego, the daring Mr. Mobile, dares you to gaze upon these
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The slightly burnt taste recalls butterscotch as much as caramel, and calling the texture rich is a pitiful understatement: it is, in fact, so luscious that you want to fill a swimming pool with the stuff and dive in.
NYT > Home Page By SETH KUGEL 2010
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The slightly burnt taste recalls butterscotch as much as caramel, and calling the texture rich is a pitiful understatement: it is, in fact, so luscious that you want to fill a swimming pool with the stuff and dive in.
NYT > Home Page By SETH KUGEL 2010
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#47/December 2, 2009/4: 18 min. Jay Goldman, also known as his butterscotch alter-ego, the daring Mr. Mobile, dares you to gaze upon these
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Or else you could make a kind of butterscotch glaze: just heat some brown sugar, a little unsalted butter and a dash of cream together on the stove — it makes a thick sauce which you can then pour on the cake with praline almonds.
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So today I wanted to try making "butterscotch" divinity.
The Divinity Chronicles Becca 2008
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So today I wanted to try making "butterscotch" divinity.
Archive 2008-04-01 Becca 2008
lesinge commented on the word butterscotch
awful flavor. great word.
February 3, 2007