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Scotch bonnet

Scotch bonnet noun: a tam o'shanter.

Noun

Scotch bonnet (plural Scotch bonnets)

  1. A tam o'shanter.
  2. A variety of hot chilli pepper (a cultivar of Capsicum chinense).
  3. A fairy ring mushroom (genus Marasmius).
  4. The sea snail Semicassis granulata.

Synonyms of Scotch bonnet

Forms of Scotch bonnet

pluralScotch bonnets

Origin of Scotch bonnet

Of the pepper, mushroom, and snail, from the resemblance to the Scottish tam o'shanter.

Words formed from Scotch bonnet

Questions about Scotch bonnet

What does Scotch bonnet mean?
Scotch bonnet means a tam o'shanter.
What part of speech is Scotch bonnet?
Scotch bonnet is a noun.
What is the plural of Scotch bonnet?
The plural of Scotch bonnet is Scotch bonnets.

Words near Scotch bonnet in the dictionary

  1. Scotch barley
  2. Scotch barleys
  3. Scotch blue
  4. Scotch boiler
  5. Scotch boilers
  6. Scotch bonnet
  7. Scotch bonnet pepper
  8. Scotch bonnet peppers
  9. Scotch bonnets
  10. Scotch broom
  11. Scotch broth

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