butterscotch

Definition of Butterscotch in English :

1. butterscotch

a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Butterscotch

noun

1.

a kind of hard brittle toffee made with butter, brown sugar, etc

2.

a.

a flavouring made from these ingredients

b.

(as modifier)

butterscotch icing

noun

1.

a hard, sticky candy made with brown sugar, butter, etc.

2.

the flavor of this candy

3.

a brown syrup with this flavor

adjective

4.

made of, or having the flavor of, butterscotch

n.

1. A syrup, sauce, candy, or flavoring made by melting butter and brown sugar together.

2. A golden or tawny brown.