hopscotch
English
/ˈhɑpˌskɑtʃ/, /ˈhɒpˌskɒtʃ/
noun
Definitions
- A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.
Etymology
Compound from English hop (move rapidly between locations) + English scotch (scratch).
Origin
English
scotch
Gloss
scratch
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Lindy Hop English
- barhop English
- cafe hop English
- head-hop English
- hedgehop English
- hop English
- hopback English
- hopbine English
- hopbush English
- hopene English
- hophead English
- hophornbeam English
- hopper English
- hoppest English
- hoppeth English
- hoppity English
- hoppy English
- hopsack English
- hopsacking English
- hopscotcher English
- hopset English
- hopt English
- hoptree English
- hopvine English
- hopyard English
- multihop English
- scotch English
- spyhop English
- scotch French
- hoppen Middle English
- scocchen Middle English