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

In that case, ditch the booze, and treat your guests to an assortment of teas, alongside finger sandwiches, scones, and pastries. —Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 4 June 2025

Menu highlights at locations include bagels, breakfast items, scones, and a bevy of breads like its rye hearth loaf, rye pretzels, baguettes, country loafs and more. —Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2025

Learn how to hand-bind a journal while enjoying wine from La Sirena, or tea and scones. —Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 21 May 2025

Here, berry-laden scones and a hot cup of tea are just a few of the offerings awaiting visitors to the Penny Farthing Tea Room and Bakery, where the owners have created an oasis devoted to Great Britain. —Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025

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

Rhymes for scone

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

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