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Added 10 October 2026

saucer

/ˈsɔːsə/ noun

In Latin: scutella Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about saucer at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.
The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO.
A circular sled without runners.

verb

To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.
Of the eyes: to become large and round.

Origin

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

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