escocés
/eskoˈθes/
The English word "scottish" is translated into Spanish as escocés.
escocés is an adjective used to describe things or people pertaining to Scotland, such as an acento escocés (Scottish accent).
Meaning: of or pertaining to Scotland (adj)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the word must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes. Use escocés for masculine singular nouns, escocesa for feminine singular nouns, escoceses for masculine or mixed-gender plural nouns and escocesas for feminine plural nouns. Alternatively, you can use the phrase De Escocia to say "from Scotland".
How do you pronounce it?
/eskoˈθes/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Avoid using the word escociano to describe things pertaining to Scotland. escocés is the correct term.
Did you know?
- The word escocés is derived from the Latin term Scoti, a name that originally described a group of people in Ireland rather than Scotland.
- In Spanish, when using escocés as a noun to refer to a Scottish person, it is not capitalized, unlike the English 'Scottish' or 'Scot'.
- When you pluralize escocés to escoceses, the written accent mark on the 'e' must disappear entirely.
Examples in context
- Me gusta el acento escocés.I like the Scottish accent.This sentence shows how to use escocés to describe an accent.Tatoeba #11855839 by Eremon, translation #6624630 by Eccles17
- Hablo un poco de gaélico escocés.I speak a little Scottish Gaelic.This sentence shows how to use escocés to describe a language.Tatoeba #1732173 by marcelostockle, translation #847770 by marloncori
- Él tiene un típico acento escocés.He has a typical Scottish accent.Tatoeba #11855853 by Eremon, translation #2302163 by CM
- John es un hombre escocésJohn is a Scottish man
- David es un escocés muy agradableDavid is a very nice Scottish guy
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are talking about their favorite types of food.
- AlejandroMe gustaría probar el salmón escocés.I would like to try Scottish salmon.
- MaríaHe oído que es muy fresco.I've heard it is very fresh.
- AlejandroSí, el pescado escocés es famoso.Yes, Scottish fish is famous.
- MaríaEntonces busquemos un restaurante ahora.Then let's look for a restaurant now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “scottish” translations and entries escocés, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries escocés, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
