What is the Scottish word for honey?

Scottish Word: Spune.
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What's the Scottish word for sweetheart?

Acushla comes from the Irish Gaelic cuisle, which can mean "darling" but more literally means "pulse" or "vein." It's an adaptation of the Irish Gaelic a cuisle ("oh darling"). Cuisle was sometimes also paired with ma to give us macushla ("my darling"), as well as our next term of endearment....
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What is sweet in Scottish?

Douce was borrowed into Scots from French douce, itself derived from Latin dulcis, meaning "sweet", and has been recorded in Scots texts since at least the sixteenth century.
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What does Darling mean in Scottish?

m' usgair! my darling, my precious thing! a chuilein! my (dear) lad/laddie, my darling/dear (of either gender)
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What is the Scottish word for beautiful?

Female | A quintessential Scottish name that will never go out of fashion, Bonnie is the Scots word for beautiful, pretty, stunning and attractive.
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How do you say sweetheart in Celtic?

A Chumann: Means 'my sweetheart', but is also the word for 'society', which can be confusing! Mo Shearc (pronounced 'hark'): Means 'my love' Another simple version of 'mo ghrá'.
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What do Scottish people call their girlfriends?

Hen– being perhaps the most widely recognised. Not to be confused with the feathery fowl, but instead referring to a female, often a younger lady, used as a Scottish term of endearment, much like honey or sweetheart might be used further South.
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What is heart in Scottish?

cridhe. More Scots Gaelic words for heart. chridhe.
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What is a cuddy in Scotland?

a donkey; a horse. The Dictionary of the Scots Language (DSL) defines this as a donkey or ass but to some Scots speakers it's a general term for a horse of any description.
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What candy is Scottish?

Scottish sweets don't come much more iconic than the Highland Toffee bar. More Scottish than haggis and tartan, the sweet toffee bars were soft and chewy unlike regular toffee, and the sheer joy on someone's face as the clenched their teeth and pulled trying to take a bite always resulted in hilarity.
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What is the national cake of Scotland?

While the Diada cake has many different variations, the official one, made from sponge covered in peach jam with creme patissiere and red strips to look like the Catalan flag, is what all the others base their recipes on. Many cake shops are still faithful to the 1977 version.
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What are traditional Scottish sweets?

14 Scottish Sweet Treats To Try Before You Die
  • Shortbread. Shortbread, the quintessential Scottish sweet treat, is an expertly crafted biscuit comprised of copious amounts of butter. ...
  • Tablet. ...
  • Irn-Bru. ...
  • Battered Mars Bar. ...
  • Tunnock's. ...
  • Cranachan. ...
  • Clootie Dumpling. ...
  • Black Bun.
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What does a Nighean mean?

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Mo = my; nighean (nee-uhn) can mean daughter, girl, young woman, lass; donn (down) means brown, but brown-haired.
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What does BRI mean in Scottish?

(Entry 1 of 2) Scottish. : eyebrow, brow.
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What does the word Bree mean in Gaelic?

“Bree” is apparently a Scots Gaelic word that means “a disturbance.” That's pretty much how I saw Brianna when she first appeared on the show.
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Why do you spit on the Heart of Midlothian?

Locals will often spit upon the heart as a sign of good luck. While the tradition is now one of good luck, it was originally believed to be done as a sign of disdain for the executions which took place within the Old Tolbooth.
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Are Scottish Good in Bed?

As the vote on independence divides Scotland, it seems there is at least one thing that unites the nation – the prowess of their men in bed. Scottish men are not only more passionate lovers than their English counterparts but are better partners overall, a survey has suggested.
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What are Scottish insults?

We take a look at some very Scottish insults, let us know if we've missed any off the list:
  • Awa' n bile yer heid - Get lost.
  • Bampot - Idiot.
  • Boggin - foul-smelling.
  • Bowfin - unpleasant.
  • Clipe “Don't be a wee clipe” - tattle-tale, snitch.
  • Doaty - Stupid, simple.
  • Dobber - Idiot, jerk.
  • Doolally - Not the full shilling.
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What does Sook mean in Scottish?

sook: sycophant, crawler, toady, to fawn and flatter.
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What is the Scottish word for wife?

Scottish Word: Wallie.
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How do you say boyfriend in Scottish?

chavie n. a boy or young man, a boyfriend.
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