soupçon

[ soop-sawn, soop-sawn ]

/ supˈsɔ̃, ˈsup sɔ̃ /

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noun

a slight trace, as of a particular taste or flavor.

Origin of soupçon

1760–70; <French: a suspicion, Middle French sospeçon<Late Latin suspectiōn- (stem of suspectiō), for Latin suspīciōsuspicion

SYNONYMS FOR soupçon

dash, bit, hint, vestige.

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Words nearby soupçon

Sounion, Sounion Head, soup, soup-and-fish, soupbone, soupçon, soup du jour, soupfin, soupfin shark, Souphanouvong, soup kitchen

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Example sentences from the Web for soupçon

After all, without Mr. Marciony we might still be eating our ice cream with a soupcon of other people's spit.
An Investigation Into the Delicious Origins of Ice Cream|Andrew Romano|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Up to now, the posture has been to feel a soupcon of empathy or something for the man because well, at least he was in love.
Sanford and Son|Michael Tomasky|April 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This, with the soupcon of a demi-shrug; "You will not suffer much" being implied.
Sandra Belloni, Complete|George Meredith
So there seemed to be a soupcon of treachery in his subtleties and his disclosures.
The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II)|Moncure Daniel Conway

And the soupcon of blue on the hat and in the earrings of miladi lights up the whole personality.
December Love|Robert Hichens
That fat woman he's bowing to is Viscountess Sedley, a porcine empress, widow of three, with a soupcon of bigamy to flavour them.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete|George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for soupçon

soupçon

/ French (supsɔ̃) /

noun

a slight amount; dash

Word Origin for soupçon

C18: from French, ultimately from Latin suspicio suspicion

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单词	soupçon
释义	soupçon [ soop-sawn, soop-sawn ] / supˈsɔ̃, ˈsup sɔ̃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR soupçon ON THESAURUS.COM noun a slight trace, as of a particular taste or flavor. Origin of soupçon 1760–70; <French: a suspicion, Middle French sospeçon<Late Latin suspectiōn- (stem of suspectiō), for Latin suspīciōsuspicion SYNONYMS FOR soupçon dash, bit, hint, vestige. SEE SYNONYMS FOR soupçon ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby soupçon Sounion, Sounion Head, soup, soup-and-fish, soupbone, soupçon, soup du jour, soupfin, soupfin shark, Souphanouvong, soup kitchen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for soupçon After all, without Mr. Marciony we might still be eating our ice cream with a soupcon of other people's spit. An Investigation Into the Delicious Origins of Ice Cream\|Andrew Romano\|July 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Up to now, the posture has been to feel a soupcon of empathy or something for the man because well, at least he was in love. Sanford and Son\|Michael Tomasky\|April 17, 2013\|DAILY BEAST This, with the soupcon of a demi-shrug; "You will not suffer much" being implied. Sandra Belloni, Complete\|George Meredith So there seemed to be a soupcon of treachery in his subtleties and his disclosures. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II)\|Moncure Daniel Conway And the soupcon of blue on the hat and in the earrings of miladi lights up the whole personality. December Love\|Robert Hichens That fat woman he's bowing to is Viscountess Sedley, a porcine empress, widow of three, with a soupcon of bigamy to flavour them. The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete\|George Meredith British Dictionary definitions for soupçon soupçon / French (supsɔ̃) / noun a slight amount; dash Word Origin for soupçon C18: from French, ultimately from Latin suspicio suspicion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to soupçon crumb, drop, pinch, scintilla, shred, smidgen, trace, whiff, atom, dab, dash, flash, hint, iota, particle, ray, shade, sparkle, speck, spot
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soupçon

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