saucer

Meaning

Noun

1. A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
2. An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.
3. A circular sled without runners.
4. (obsolete) A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table.
5. A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
6. A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.

Verb

1. To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.
2. Of the eyes: to become large and round.

Synonyms

plate

dish

disc

discus

small plate

small bowl

dish antenna

disk

dish aerial

cup

ice hockey

🏒

clay pigeon

cymbal

flying saucer

🛸

bowl

puck

soup plate

tray

wheel

🛞

small dish

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɔː.sə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: saucer

Cognate with French: saucier

In summary

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