tam-o'-shanter

1. 1.

   a woolen cap of Scottish origin

   Synonymstamtammy

   Broadercap

Questions about tam-o'-shanter

What does tam-o'-shanter mean?

tam-o'-shanter means "a woolen cap of Scottish origin".

How many syllables are in tam-o'-shanter?

tam-o'-shanter has 4 syllables and divides as ta-m-o'--shan-ter under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for tam-o'-shanter?

Close synonyms include tam, tammy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.