Etymology

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Today it means: A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle. Full definition →

Middle Low German schö̂ne ← Middle Dutch schoonbroot ← Scottish Gaelic sgonn
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scone · noun, verb1

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromsgonn“lump, mouthful”
  2. Middle Dutch · derived fromschoonbroot“fine bread; a kind of flat angular loaf”
  3. Middle Low German · derived fromschö̂ne“fine flour bread”
  4. English todayscone

Originally Scots, possibly from Middle Low German schö̂ne (“fine flour bread”), or Middle Dutch schoonbroot (“fine bread; a kind of flat angular loaf”), from schoon (“fine”) + broot (“bread”). Alternatively, might derive from Scottish Gaelic sgonn (“lump, mouthful”).

Scone · proper noun2

  1. Scots · borrowed fromScone
  2. Scots · borrowed fromScone
  3. English todayScone

Borrowed from Scots Scone.

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