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scone.

A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/skɒn/Received-Pronunciation/skəʊ̯n/Received-Pronunciation/skɔn/British, Multicultural-London-English, Southern, Standard/skoʊ̯n/General-American

  1. A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.

  2. Frybread served with honey butter spread on it.

  3. The head.

    Australia · New-Zealand · informal
Where this word comes from

Originally Scots, possibly from Middle Low German schö̂ne (“fine flour bread”), or Middle Dutch schoonbroot (“fine bread; a kind of flat angular loaf”), from schoon (“fine”) + broot (“bread”). Alternatively, might derive from Scottish Gaelic sgonn (“lump, mouthful”).

verb/skɒn/Received-Pronunciation/skəʊ̯n/Received-Pronunciation/skɔn/British, Multicultural-London-English, Southern, Standard/skoʊ̯n/General-American

  1. To hit on the head.

    Australia · New-Zealand · slang · transitive
Where this word comes from

Originally Scots, possibly from Middle Low German schö̂ne (“fine flour bread”), or Middle Dutch schoonbroot (“fine bread; a kind of flat angular loaf”), from schoon (“fine”) + broot (“bread”). Alternatively, might derive from Scottish Gaelic sgonn (“lump, mouthful”).

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