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scozzese

/skotˈtse.ze/adjective / nounB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 10,095

Meaning · adjective

Scottish, Scots

  • relating to Scotland, its people, or its culture

In a sentence

Mio zio beve sempre whisky scozzese dopo cena.

My uncle always drinks Scotch whisky after dinner.

Abbiamo visitato diversi castelli durante la vacanza scozzese.

We visited several castles during our Scottish holiday.

Ti piace la musica tradizionale scozzese?

Do you like traditional Scottish music?

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
scozzesemasculine · singular
scozzesefeminine · singular
scozzesimasculine · plural
scozzesifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Nationalities in Italian are not capitalized unless used as a proper noun referring to the people as a whole.

Meaning · noun

Scot; Scottish person; tartan

  • person from Scotland
  • tartan fabric or pattern

In a sentence

Ho conosciuto una scozzese simpatica durante la vacanza.

I met a nice Scottish woman during the vacation.

Gli scozzesi sono fieri delle loro tradizioni storiche.

Scots are proud of their historical traditions.

Quell'uomo non è inglese, è uno scozzese di Edimburgo.

That man is not English; he is a Scot from Edinburgh.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
scozzesesingular
scozzesiplural

Usage notes

  • Refers to a person (un/una scozzese) or to tartan pattern (masculine: lo scozzese).
  • Nationalities in Italian are not capitalized unless starting a sentence.

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