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

Then, for a sweet, anything finger-friendly from BA Bake Club—say, lemon bars, coffee cake scones, or olive oil chocolate chip cookies. — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 July 2026

The nearly 3,000-foot-long train was patiently idling beside the platform at East Perth Terminal, where a spread of scones, strawberry jam, clotted cream, and Bollinger champagne welcomed eager travelers. — Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Think cucumber and smoked salmon sandwiches, cheddar scallion and marigold scones, and prosciutto and fig crostini with lavender (served with bubbles and optional caviar, but of course). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026

Customers lined up to try peach cobbler, lemon lavender, everything spinach and feta scones. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 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