scone

noun

ˈskōn  ˈskän 

: a rich quick bread cut into usually triangular shapes and cooked on a griddle or baked on a sheet

Examples of scone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These fluffy scones take just a little longer to make than our fast raspberry ones. —Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026

While their in-house line offers more streamlined picks, like gallery scones and ceramic table lamps, their designer lines are a chance to find something that mirrors your own style personalities. —Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 May 2026

But the days of gift-shop-adjacent museum cafés serving dusty scones are numbered. —Christine Muhlke, Air Mail, 9 May 2026

Customers take their pick among rows of blueberry scones, red velvet cake, Dubai chocolate croissants and treats served with oozing honey combs. —Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

originally Scots; perhaps shortened from Dutch schoonbrood "fine white bread," from schoon "pure, clean" + brood "bread"

First Known Use

1513, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scone

• blown
• clone
• cone
• crone
• drone
• flown
• groan
• grown
• hone
• joan
• jone
• known

Kids Definition

scone

noun

ˈskōn 

ˈskän

: a quick bread baked on a griddle or in an oven

Geographical Definition

Scone

geographical name

ˈskün 

locality in eastern Scotland northeast of Perth population 3713