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scotch bonnet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
scotch bon-net
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tam o'shanter.

noun

A variety of hot chilli pepper (a cultivar of Capsicum chinense).

noun

A fairy ring mushroom (genus Marasmius).

noun

The sea snail Semicassis granulata.

Etymology

Of the pepper, mushroom, and snail, from the resemblance to the Scottish tam o'shanter.

Inflected Forms

Scotch bonnets (plural)

Phrases

Scotch bonnet pepper

Frequently Paired Words

habanero jalapeño

Synonyms

Scotch bonnet pepper

Questions

What does scotch bonnet mean?
A tam o'shanter.
Where does scotch bonnet come from?
Of the pepper, mushroom, and snail, from the resemblance to the Scottish tam o'shanter.

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