noun
scone
skon
noun
1
A small, dense baked good, often slightly sweet, typically served with butter, jam, or cream.
"We had scones with clotted cream and jam at the tea room."
"She baked a batch of cheese scones for breakfast."
How to Use Scone
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small round baked bread-like treat, a staple of British afternoon tea.
UK vs US
British English rhymes it either with "gone" or "bone" depending on region; the item itself is far more common in UK/Irish/Australian baking than in the US.
Common pairings
cream tea and scones
a batch of scones
scones with jam
Word Forms
sconed past tense, scones plural, scones singular
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Etymology
Originally a Scots word, possibly from Middle Low German schö̂ne, "fine flour bread," or from Scottish Gaelic sgonn, "lump."