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saucer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /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

  1. A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
  2. An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.
    • The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO.
  3. A circular sled without runners.
  4. (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:
  5. A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
  6. A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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

Descendants

sosera · sásar

Relateds

sauce

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)

saucer en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /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

  1. (transitive) To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.
  2. (intransitive) 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. 2016, Ian Mitchell-Gill, Merrett's Gift:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
saucering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
saucers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
saucered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
saucered Tense=Past lexicographic