Saucer

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈsɔː.sÉ™/
• Rhymes: -ɔːsÉ™(r)
• US IPA: /ˈsÉ”(ː).səɹ/, /ˈsÉ’(ː).sÉ™r
• cot-caught IPA: /ˈsÉ‘(ː).səɹ/

Origin

French saucière.

Full definition of saucer

Noun

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. (obsolete) A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table.
4. A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
5. A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.

Related terms

• flying saucer
• sauce
• saucer eyes

Verb

1. (transitive) To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.

Anagrams

• cesura
• SACEUR