Scotch
# Scotch

Scotch most commonly refers to:

* Scotch (adjective), a largely obsolescent adjective meaning "of or from Scotland"
   * Scotch, old-fashioned name for the indigenous languages of the Scottish people:
      * Scots language ("Broad Scotch")
      * Scottish Gaelic ("Scotch Gaelic")
* Scotch whisky, a whisky made in Scotland, which outside Scotland is commonly abbreviated as "Scotch"

Scotch may also refer to:

## Places

* Scotch Corner, a junction of the A1 road and the A66 road in North Yorkshire, England

## Art, entertainment, and media

* Scotch (band), an Italian disco/pop group during the 1980s
* Hopscotch, a children's game
* Scotch Game, a chess opening

## Brands and enterprises

* Scotch, a brand name used by 3M until 1996 for recordable media, such as audio cassettes and video cassettes
* Scotch Tape, a commercial brand name for a type of adhesive tape made by 3M

## Food and drink

* Butterscotch, a confectionery
* Scotch ale, a type of strong ale found in Scotland and North East England
* Scotch Beef, beef from suckler cattle in Scotland with EU Protected Geographical Status
* Scotch broth, a soup made with mutton, barley, leeks, peas, carrots and swedes (rutabagas)
* Scotch egg, a hard boiled egg served wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs, and fried
* Scotch pancake, a small, sweet pancake
* Scotch pie, a small, double-crust meat pie filled with minced mutton or other meat

## Materials and goods

* Scotch, a wedge used to prevent railway vehicles moving in clip and scotch
* Scotch gauge, a narrow gauge of railway used in Scotland and Japan
* Scotch key, pins inserted into holes drilled axially to fix an item such as a gear onto a shaft

## Typography

* Scotch Roman is a class of 19th century typefaces

## Computing

* The Scotch and PT-Scotch software for Graph partitioning

## Other uses

* Scotch College (disambiguation), several private schools associated with the Presbyterian Church and/or the Uniting Church, in Australia
* Scotch Mist (disambiguation)
