Etymology

saucer

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Today it means: A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips. Full definition →

Middle English saucer ← Old French saussier
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromsaussier
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsaucer
  3. English todaysaucer

From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f).

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