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- [skohn, skon]
- /skoʊn, skɒn/
- /skɒn/
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- [skohn, skon]
- /skoʊn, skɒn/
Definitions of scone word
- noun scone a village in central Scotland: site of coronation of Scottish kings until 1651. 1
- noun scone Stone of, a stone, formerly at Scone, Scotland, upon which Scottish kings sat at coronation, now placed beneath the coronation chair in Westminster Abbey. 1
- noun scone small cake 1
- countable noun scone A scone is a small cake made from flour and fat, usually eaten with butter. 0
- noun scone a light plain doughy cake made from flour with very little fat, cooked in an oven or (esp originally) on a griddle, usually split open and buttered 0
- adjective scone angry 0
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Origin of scone
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; shortened < earlier Dutch schoonbrot fine bread, white bread. See sheen, bread
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Parts of speech for Scone
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scone popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scone
noun scone
- bun — Buns are small bread rolls. They are sometimes sweet and may contain dried fruit or spices.
- cruller — a light sweet ring-shaped cake, fried in deep fat
- danish — Danish is the language spoken in Denmark.
- eclair — a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- muffin — an individual cup-shaped quick bread made with wheat flour, cornmeal, or the like, and baked in a pan (muffin pan) containing a series of cuplike forms.
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