scone
SKON (rhymes with "gone") · noun
Origin
Scone entered Scots possibly from Middle Low German schö̂ne, meaning 'fine flour bread', or from Middle Dutch schoonbroot, a compound of schoon ('fine') and broot ('bread'). Alternatively, it may come from Scottish Gaelic sgonn, meaning 'lump' or 'mouthful'.
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If the Dutch root holds, scone shares a family resemblance with English 'bread' through schoonbroot's second half, broot.
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From Scottish Gaelic