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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saucer

/ˈsoːsə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
saucer
IPA
/ˈsoːsə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

noun

An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.

noun

A circular sled without runners.

noun

A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table.

Obsolete

noun

A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.

noun

A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.

verb

To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.

Transitive verb

verb

Of the eyes: to become large and round.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: saucer, saussier

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsoːsə/
  • British English: /ˈsɔːsə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

saucers (plural) saucers (present, singular) saucering (participle, present) saucered (participle, past) saucered (past)

Derived Forms

saucercraft saucerful saucerian saucerize saucerless saucerlike

Phrases

cup-and-saucer plant flying saucer sand saucer saucer-eyed saucer eyes saucer jelly saucer-leaf saucer pass

Frequently Paired Words

sauce

Synonyms

discus dish dish aerial dish antenna disk disc

Rhymes With

chaucer prosser rosser crosser wasser mosser blosser glosser gosser closser

Questions

How do you pronounce saucer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsoːsə/.
What does saucer mean?
A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
Where does saucer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce saucer

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