tattie scone

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtæti ˈskɔːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtæti ˈskoʊn/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌtɑ(ː)te ˈskɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔːn
• Hyphenation: tat‧tie scone

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

Alternative forms

• tatty scone

Translations

scone made from mashed, boiled potatoes and flour

Chinese: Mandarin: （蘇格蘭）土豆司康／（苏格兰）土豆司康 ((sūgélán) tǔdòu sīkāng) Finnish: perunaskonssi Japanese: タティー•スコーン (tateī•sukōn) Scots: tattie scone Scottish Gaelic: sgona bhuntàta f Spanish: scone de patata

References

1. “tattie, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, OCLC 57069714, 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 57069714, 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

• potato scone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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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

• tatty scone
• tottie scone

References

1. “tattie, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, OCLC 57069714, 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 57069714, 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

• tattie scone on the Scots Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sco