schottische

[shot-ish] Origin

schot·tische

[shot-ish]
noun
1.
a round dance resembling the polka.
2.
the music for this dance.

Origin:
1840–50; < German: Scottish (dance)
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To schottische

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Schottische is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Collins
World English Dictionary
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
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
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
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT