SCONE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("scone" is a kind of...):

quick bread (breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scone"):

drop scone; griddlecake; Scotch pancake (a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle)