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schottische
[
shot
-ish
]
Origin
schot·tische
/
ˈʃɒt
ɪʃ
/
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[
shot
-ish
]
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noun
1.
a round dance resembling the polka.
2.
the music for this dance.
Origin:
1840–50;
<
German:
Scottish
(dance)
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schottische
(ʃɒˈtiːʃ)
—
n
1.
a 19th-century German dance resembling a slow polka
2.
a piece of music composed for or in the manner of this dance
[C19: from German
der schottische Tanz
the Scottish dance]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
schottische
round dance resembling a polka, 1849, from Ger. Schottische, from schottische "Scottish," from Schotte "a native of Scotland," from O.H.G. Scotto, from L.L. Scottus (see
Scot
). The pronunciation is French.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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