noun
saucer
SAW-suh
noun
1
A small, shallow dish that a cup sits on, often used to catch drips.
"She set the teacup down on its saucer."
"He poured a little milk into a saucer for the kitten."
2
Something shaped like this dish — round, flat, and shallow.
"Their eyes went wide as saucers."
How to Use Saucer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe small round dish a cup rests on, or anything shaped like one.
Common pairings
cup and saucer
eyes like saucers
flying saucer
Word Forms
saucered past tense, saucers plural, saucers singular
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Etymology
From Old French saussier, originally a dish for holding sauce, which is also the root of the word "sauce."