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saucer

/ˈsɔː.sɚ/
sau · cer
Plural:saucers
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• noun

1

A small, shallow, round dish used primarily for holding a teacup or coffee cup.

Example

"She carefully placed the delicate china teacup back onto its matching saucer after taking a sip."

2

Any object having a shallow, circular, and slightly curved shape, most notably used in the term flying saucer to describe an unidentified flying object.

Example

"The children skipped stones, watching the flat rocks skim across the water like tiny flying saucers."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Middle English: from Old French saussier, ultimately from Latin salsus 'salted'. It originally referred to a small dish used for serving condiments or sauces, with the meaning later shifting to the small plate placed under a teacup.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Saucer. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/saucer
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