saucer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsɑsɝ/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈsɔːsə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsoːsə/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈsɔsɚ/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
- /ˈsɔsəɾ/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f).
Meanings
- A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
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An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.
The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO.
- A circular sled without runners.
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(obsolete) 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
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “II. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
- A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
- A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| saucers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sand saucer · saucer-leaf · saucerlike · saucercraft · teacup and saucer · saucer peach · cup-and-saucer plant · saucerian · saucerful · saucer-eyed · flying saucer · saucer jelly · saucer eyes · saucerless · saucerize · saucer pass
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Translations (80)
nl schotel (small dish) · arz زرف (small dish) · hu csészealj (small dish) · tl platito (small dish) · sh тању̀рић (small dish) · fi lautanen (object shaped like a saucer) · mrj цӓшкӓ (small dish) · ru блю́дце (small dish) · la scutella (small dish) · sh tanjùrić (small dish) · bg чинийка (small dish) · de Untertasse (small dish) · pl spodek (small dish) · sv tefat (object shaped like a saucer) · ar صُحَيْفَة (small dish) · nn tefat (small dish) · ga sásar (object shaped like a saucer) · ar طَبَق فِنْجَان (small dish) · fr sous-tasse (small dish) · uk блю́дце (small dish) · id alas cangkir (small dish) · bcl platito (small dish) · mn дийз (small dish) · af piering (small dish) · ko 컵 받침 (small dish) · nb tefat (small dish) · fi aluslautanen (small dish) · ur تشتری (small dish) · nn asjett (small dish) · gu રકાબી (small dish) · ja 受け皿 (small dish) · es mancerina (small dish) · no tallerken (object shaped like a saucer) · gd flat (small dish) · nb asjett (small dish) · fr soucoupe (small dish) · cmn 碟子 (small dish) · da underkop (small dish) · it piattino (small dish) · el πιατάκι (small dish) · xdq нялби́кк (small dish) · st porinki (small dish) · cs podšálek (small dish) · da tallerken (object shaped like a saucer) · ja ソーサー (small dish) · ota فنجان طباغی (small dish) · ga sásar (small dish) · grc ὀξύβαφον (small dish) · id piring (small dish) · fa نعلبکی (small dish) · az nəlbəki (small dish) · mr बशी (small dish) · sv tefat (small dish) · mn ᠳᠡᠶᠢᠵᠡ (small dish) · eo subtaso (small dish) · es platillo (small dish) · gd sàsar (small dish) · it sottotazza (small dish) · id piringan (object shaped like a saucer) · ceb platito (small dish) · cmn 茶托 (small dish) · ca sotacopa (small dish) · tl suik (small dish) · uk блю́дечко (small dish) · bg чиния (object shaped like a saucer) · it sottovaso (object shaped like a saucer) · bn পরাত (small dish) · mi hoeha (small dish) · tr tabak (object shaped like a saucer) · pdt Schatel (small dish) · ga fochupán (small dish) · nrf souôtâsse (small dish) · pt pires (small dish) · fi asetti (small dish) · ur طشتری (small dish) · tr fincan tabağı (small dish) · cy soser (small dish) · fi teevati (small dish) · it sottocoppa (small dish) · io subtaso (small dish)