HyperDic: scone

English > 1 sense of the word *scone*:
NOUN	food	scone	small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally / originally) on a griddle

scone > pronunciation
Sounds	skow'n
Rhymes	acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own...

English > *scone*: 1 sense > noun 1, food
Meaning	small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally / originally) on a griddle.
Narrower	drop scone, griddlecake, Scotch pancake	A scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle
Broader	quick bread	breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking