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

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Afternoon tea is huge in Tokyo, with diners shelling out nearly 90 billion yen each year to nibble scones and petit-fours. Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025 What began as a private ritual soon evolved into a quintessential British pastime, marked by dainty sandwiches, warm scones and flavorful cups of tea. Chelsea Frank, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 Darjeeling First Flush Black Tea $22 Alaya Loose Leaf Tea Make this scone. Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2025 Just-baked sourdough and multigrain loaves, croissants, scones and quiches can also be purchased, as well as a raft of pastries, cupcakes, brownies and more. Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for scone

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Dutch schoonbrood fine white bread, from schoon pure, clean + brood bread

First Known Use

1513, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scone was in 1513

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“Scone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scone. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

scone

noun
ˈskōn How to pronounce scone (audio)
ˈskän
: a quick bread baked on a griddle or in an oven

Geographical Definition

Scone

geographical name

locality in eastern Scotland northeast of Perth population 3713

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