tattie scone

English
WOTD – 25 January 2022

Etymology
A breakfast in Scotland consisting of tattie scones, bacon, and mushrooms.

Borrowed from Scots tattie scone, from tattie (“potato”)[1] + scone (“large circular cake baked on a griddle; a slice of such a cake”).[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

tattie scone (plural tattie scones)

  1. (Scotland) A scone made from mashed, boiled potatoes and flour, often baked in a large circular shape on a griddle and cut into slices for serving; it may be eaten as an accompaniment to savoury food such as bacon, fried eggs, and Lorne sausage, or with jam.
    Synonyms: (Ireland) fadge, potato bread, (Scotland) tattie cake, (Scotland) tatty cake

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References
  1. “tattie, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
  2. “scone, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.

Further reading

Scots

Etymology

From tattie (“potato”) +‎ scone (“large circular cake baked on a griddle; a slice of such a cake”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌtɑ(ː)te ˈskɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔn
  • Hyphenation: tat‧tie scone

Noun

tattie scone (plural tattie scones)

  1. tattie scone
    Synonyms: tattie cake, tatty cake

Alternative forms

References
  1. “tattie, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.
  2. “scone, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.

Further reading
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