"sassenach" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsæs.ə.næk/ [England], /ˈsas.ə.nax/ [Scotland] Forms: sassenachs [plural]
Etymology: From Scottish Gaelic Sasannach (“Saxon”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sek-}}, {{bor|en|gd|Sasannach||Saxon}} Scottish Gaelic Sasannach (“Saxon”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} sassenach (plural sassenachs)
  1. (Scotland, derogatory) An English person. Tags: Scotland, derogatory Translations (English person): Engländer [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-sassenach-en-noun-uOLIEkV6 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'English person': 92 8
  2. (Scotland, derogatory) A Lowland Scot. Tags: Scotland, derogatory Translations (Lowland Scot): Lowlander [masculine] (German), Tieflandschotte [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-sassenach-en-noun-mtpx-DRO Categories (other): Scottish English Disambiguation of 'Lowland Scot': 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sassenach, sasanach

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