saucer
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saucer
- /ˈsɔːsə/ UK
- /ˈsoːsə/ Australia, British, New Zealand
- /ˈsɔsɚ/ US
- /ˈsɑsɝ/ US, cot caught merger
- /ˈsɔsəɾ/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ɔːsə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f).
noun saucers
- 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.
- A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table. Take two saucers , and strike the edge of the one against the bottom of the other , within a pail of water ; and you shall find , that as you put the saucers lower and lower , the sound groweth more flat
- A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
- A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.
verb saucers · saucering · saucered
- 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. Lydia's eyes saucered with shock. Her heart was beating very fast and all her adrenaline kicked in.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dish, disc, disk, dish antenna, discus, dish aerial, plate, flywheel, wheel, flyer, turntable, tazza, standing cup, teacup, capsule, drinking-cup
Translations
Every language
noun small dish
| Español | platillo, mancerina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 컵 받침 keop batchim |
| 日本語 | 受け皿 ukezara, ソーサー sōsā |
| 中文 | 茶托 chátuō, 碟子 diézi |
| Português | pires |
| Français | soucoupe, sous-tasse |
| Deutsch | Untertasse |
| Italiano | sottocoppa, piattino, sottotazza |
| Ελληνικά | πιατάκι piatáki |
| Русский | блю́дце bljúdce |
| العربية | صُحَيْفَة ṣuḥayfa, طَبَق فِنْجَان ṭabaq finjān |
noun object shaped like a saucer
| Italiano | sottovaso |
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Talk about this word "saucer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/saucer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. saucer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/saucer "saucer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/saucer.Cite this
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title = {saucer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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