Main entry: Scots, Scots English, Scottish
Definition: the dialect of English used in Scotland
Main entry: Scotch, Scots, Scottish
Definition: of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
Usage: Scots Gaelic; the Scots community in New York; `Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'; `Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'