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tam o'shanter

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Scotland/taməˈʃantər/

tam o'shanter noun: a type of woolen hat developed in Scotland; a toorie bunnet.

tam o'shanter: a type of woolen hat developed in Scotland; a toorie bunnet
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Noun

tam o'shanter (plural tam o'shanters)

  1. A type of woolen hat developed in Scotland; a toorie bunnet.
    Synonyms:
    Scotch cap, tam, tammy

Synonyms of tam o'shanter

Forms of tam o'shanter

pluraltam o'shanters
alternative formtam-o’shanter

Origin of tam o'shanter

After Tam O’Shanter, from the eponymous poem by Robert Burns.

Questions about tam o'shanter

What does tam o'shanter mean?
Tam o'shanter means a type of woolen hat developed in Scotland; a toorie bunnet.
What part of speech is tam o'shanter?
Tam o'shanter is a noun.
How do you pronounce tam o'shanter?
Tam o'shanter is pronounced /taməˈʃantər/ (Scotland).
What is the plural of tam o'shanter?
The plural of tam o'shanter is tam o'shanters.

Words near tam o'shanter in the dictionary

  1. Talysh
  2. Talyshes
  3. Talyshi
  4. Talywain
  5. tam
  6. tam o'shanter
  7. tam o'shanters
  8. tam-o'-shanter
  9. tam-o'-shanters
  10. tam-tam
  11. tam-tammed

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